By the early 1980s, declining membership and escalating costs prompted Tifereth Israel and Temple Israel to consider a merger. The Tifereth Israel Unification Committee held a special membership meeting on August 4, 1981 to consider the proposal.

Date July 16, 1981
Identifier MSS_1061_B01_F30_I014
Collection New Castle Jewish Community Records
Source Rauh Jewish Archives at the Heinz History Center
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