A Jewish military chaplain was ordered to report to duty in the region hit by Hurricane Katrina. Col. Jacob Goldstein was scheduled to leave Thursday for Ft. Gillem, Ga., where he was to be briefed on the situation and given necessary immunizations from an army doctor, www.Shmais.com reported.
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