The Jews of Benton County

Some of us can remember when a Wal-Mart executive's family were the only blacks living in that county, or so people there said. Now Bentonville has a synagogue, as the NYTimes reports, in a former "Assembly of God church" (Assembly of God people don't like that "church" suffix, we're told). Wal-Mart has many faults, but it does have a diverse work force, as do its many suppliers.