Self-proclaimed "Peanut Capital of the World", Dothan is located in southeast Alabama, near the Florida and Georgia borders. The town features large fiberglass peanuts painted to resemble characters and people. Part of the "Bible Belt", the majority of residents are Christian.Yahoo! News: Group Dangles $50K for Jews (September 8, 2008)

• Larry Blumberg, chairman of the Blumberg Family Relocation Fund, is offering Jewish families up to $50,000 to relocate to Dothan, AL. Families must become active members of Temple Emanu-El and stay at least five years to earn the monetary incentive. The program began in June 2008 and advertisements were placed in Jewish newspapers in Boston, Miami, Providence, Rhode Island and Washington DC. By early September 2008, approximately 20 Jewish families had made inquires but none of them made the move.Yahoo! News: Group Dangles $50K for Jews (September 8, 2008)