the new one was completed. The Jewish population continued to decline, with only a handful of people remaining by the late 1980s. The deed to Temple B’nai Jeshurun was signed over to Trinity Episcopal Church for $10 in 1989. The church continues to care for the property in 2010, having donated the sanctuary artifacts to the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience in 2007. As of 2010, the last remaining former B’nai Jeshurun congregant was Bert Rosenbush, Jr, grandson of Julius Rosenbush. Bert Rosenbush, Jr. died on January 10, 2019, at the age of 89. References External links Food bank assists neighbors in need, Demopolis Times, May 19, 2006. "Demopolis, Alabama," Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities, Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life. Former synagogues in the United States German-American culture in Alabama German-Jewish culture in the United States Reform synagogues in Alabama Religious organizations established in 1858 Buildings and structures in Demopolis, Alabama 1858 establishments in Alabama Former religious buildings and structures in Alabama Synagogues completed in 1893 Synagogues completed in 1958