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House number sign in front of home2. Wide of new home purchased by family3. Wide of Matthew Reed opening moving boxes4. Reed opening boxes5. Wide Michelle Reed unpacking plates6. Mid Reed unpacking...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eDothan, Alabama - February 18, 2009 \u003cbr/\u003e1. House number sign in front of home\u003cbr/\u003e2. Wide of new home purchased by family\u003cbr/\u003e3. Wide of Matthew Reed opening moving boxes\u003cbr/\u003e4. Reed opening boxes\u003cbr/\u003e5. Wide Michelle Reed unpacking plates\u003cbr/\u003e6. Mid Reed unpacking plates\u003cbr/\u003e7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Matthew Reed, Programme Participant\u003cbr/\u003e\"I was a little concerned about it at first. It sounded too good to be true. I'm glad it turned out to be legitimate.\"\u003cbr/\u003e8. Wide of exterior of Temple Emanu-El\u003cbr/\u003e9. Mid of exterior of Temple Emanu-El\u003cbr/\u003e10. Top shot of Star of David on front door of temple\u003cbr/\u003e11. Star of David on temple gate\u003cbr/\u003e12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Larry Blumberg, Programme Creator\u003cbr/\u003e\"I think to date we've received about 600,000 hits on our website, in addition to thousands of emails and hundreds of phone calls and really numerous, numerous letters.\"\u003cbr/\u003e13. Mid of tower \u003cbr/\u003e14. Mid of people walking in downtown Dothan\u003cbr/\u003e15. Wide of exterior of building in downtown\u003cbr/\u003e16. Top shot of sale sign on window of building\u003cbr/\u003e17. Mid of civic centre in Dothan\u003cbr/\u003e18. Wide of civic centre in Dothan\u003cbr/\u003e19. American flag\u003cbr/\u003e20. Wide of temple officials seated at table\u003cbr/\u003e21. Mid of Larry Blumberg, program creator\u003cbr/\u003e22. Wide of Blumberg and Lynne Goldsmith, rabbi at Temple Emanu-El\u003cbr/\u003e23. SOUNDBITE: (English) Larry Blumberg, Programme Creator\u003cbr/\u003e \"I really feel we were on a trend where in probably 15 to 20 years, had something dramatic not occurred, we probably would have been down to a handful of people.\"\u003cbr/\u003e24. Wide of Reed family in living room\u003cbr/\u003e25. Reed family in living room\u003cbr/\u003e26. Mid exterior of temple\u003cbr/\u003e27. Mid temple officials seated at table\u003cbr/\u003e28. SOUNDBITE: (English) Lynne Goldsmith, Rabbi, Temple Emanu-El\u003cbr/\u003e\"It's reimbursement for expenses. Checks are written to the moving company, to the government, to the landlord, to the bank. It's not written to Joe Cohen. They understand that.\"\u003cbr/\u003e29. SOUNDBITE: (English) Michelle Reed, Programme Participant\u003cbr/\u003e\"It was nice, but we probably would have done it regardless because, like I said, just a good opportunity. I mean, we didn't come solely because of the money. That wasn't - like I said, it was nice, but that wasn't the only reason we came.\"\u003cbr/\u003e30. Wide of Matthew Reed carrying son\u003cbr/\u003e31. Wide of Matthew Reed and son \u003cbr/\u003eJewish families have begun moving to the US city of Dothan under a new programme offering them as much as $50,000 to relocate and get involved with the area's only synagogue.\u003cbr/\u003eA family that's been part of the congregation for decades funded the $1 million resettlement programme, fearing the reform congregation of the Temple Emanu-El synagogue would dwindle and die without an infusion of new blood.\u003cbr/\u003eThe goal is to bring as many as 19 more Jewish families to town.\u003cbr/\u003eMatthew and Michelle Reed are settling in to their piece of the promised land: a new house.\u003cbr/\u003eThe young couple, along with their 2-year-old son and newborn baby boy, are the first of what could be a small group of people to move to Dothan under a program that offers Jewish families as much as $50,000 to relocate and get involved with the congregation at the city's only synagogue, Temple Emanu-El.\u003cbr/\u003eMatthew says that at first he thought it was too good to be true - but adds \"I'm glad it turned out to be legitimate,\" \u003cbr/\u003eGetting thousands of dollars in assistance was nice, the Reeds say, but leaving their home in North Carolina for Alabama was an easy decision since Matt was able to get a job quickly near Dothan and Michelle's relatives were members of Temple Emanu-El years ago.\u003cbr/\u003eThe friendliness of the people was the final clincher, they say.\u003cbr/\u003eMichelle's Jewish family has roots in Dothan, while Matt was raised Christian and is in the process of converting to Judaism. \u003cbr/\u003eTheir mixed background wasn't a drawback for programme organisers, as many as half of Temple Emanu-El's members have similar histories.\u003cbr/\u003eTemple Emanu-El, like many synagogues in Southern towns, has been shrinking for decades as young people leave for big cities like Atlanta. \u003cbr/\u003eWorried about what the future might hold, congregation member Larry Blumberg began a programme to attract as many as 20 new Jewish families. \u003cbr/\u003eAbout 400 families applied for the relocation project, and 60 of those were qualified to participate. \u003cbr/\u003eFinalists go through a vetting process that includes home visits, checks for criminal and financial problems and interviews.\u003cbr/\u003eThe Reeds were the first to make it to Dothan, but 10 more families are in the pipeline.\u003cbr/\u003eIn return for resettling and being active with the congregation for at least five years, families are reimbursed by as much as $50,000 to cover items including moving expenses, housing, outstanding debt, education, temple dues and seed money for a small business.\u003cbr/\u003eRabbi Lynne Goldsmith of Temple Emanu-E explains how the reimbursement works. \u003cbr/\u003eCheques are written to the moving company, to the government, to the landlord, to the bank - not to individuals. \u003cbr/\u003eThe Reeds don't need the full amount, and likely will receive about 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