 Other affiliations include a chapter of Sisterhood (affiliated with the national Women's League for Conservative Judaism), a Men's Club (affiliated with the Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs) and youth groups active within the umbrella organization United Synagogue Youth.The 1950s and 1960s were a period of upheaval in Birmingham as protesters and police often clashed in the streets during the Civil Rights Movement.This was unfortunately also a time when bombings of religious institutions were common.