Hurricane Katrina

New Orleans building destroyed

Scattered by Hurricane Ida, the Jews of New Orleans prepare for High Holidays

“The community is a diaspora right now,” said one rabbi.

By Asaf Elia-Shalev September 1, 2021 2:19 pm

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Jackie Gothard, who led rebuilding of New Orleans congregation after Hurricane Katrina, has died

She convinced the dispersed members that a comeback was possible and the Orthodox Union to provide some funds for a new shul.

May 24, 2018 12:48 pm

10 years on, Katrina echoes for Mississippi Jews

Hurricane Katrina displaced a large number of the residents who attended Congregation Beth Israel in Biloxi, Mississippi.

August 16, 2015 3:06 pm

In the New Orleans area, a synagogue dedication, community rejuvenation and Orthodox-Reform bonds

By Charlotte Anthony August 26, 2012 7:59 pm

Ideas

Op-Ed: Stow the insecurity on catastrophe assistance

By Russell F. Robinson December 12, 2010 11:56 pm

GA moving to New Orleans

By Jacob Berkman January 25, 2010 9:52 pm

Orthodox students are embracing social action

By Amy Klein November 16, 2009 11:46 pm

Post-Katrina rebuilding efforts fueling Jewish service movement

By Jacob Berkman April 8, 2009 7:40 am

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