Burmese Jew going home as Jewish groups mount aid effort
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| Courtesy Sammy Samuels |
| The colorful blue glass window of Yangon's Musmeah Yeshua Synagogue fell to the floor during the cyclone that ravaged Myanmar on May 3, 2008. |
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By Jacob Berkman
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Published: 05/13/2008
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As worldwide pressure is mounting on Myanmar to admit aid from Western countries and Jewish groups are mobilizing to help, a Burmese Jew living in New York is heading home with a suitcase full of water purification tablets -- and more.
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