When an old synagogue downsizes, what do you do with all its stuff?
Erie was once home to 3,000 Jews and three synagogues, one for each of the major denominations. By 2007 the Jewish population there had decreased to 700; by 2013 it was at 480.
Temple Anshe Hesed in Erie, Pennsylvania is shown before its downsizing in a photograph taken June 14, 2007.(photo credit: PAT NOBLE/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)ByJTA/ALANNA E. COOPER
