American Jewish Tragedies - Hurricane Katrina
How was the Jewish community of New Orleans affected by Hurricane Katrina? How have other natural disasters in America affected American Jews?
Goodbye Poem to New Orleans
Alan Smason, a New Orleans native active in the city's Jewish community, writes a goodbye poem to his beloved city.
Alan Smason, a New Orleans native active in the city's Jewish community, writes a goodbye poem to his beloved city.
Hurricane Katrina Victim’s Personal Tale
The world of Alan Smason and of nearly 15,000 other Jews in New Orleans came crashing down on August 29, 2005 as a result of Hurricane Katrina. "It was about the time that I held the Torah scroll aloft that Katrina began to bear down on the Louisiana coastline..."
The world of Alan Smason and of nearly 15,000 other Jews in New Orleans came crashing down on August 29, 2005 as a result of Hurricane Katrina. "It was about the time that I held the Torah scroll aloft that Katrina began to bear down on the Louisiana coastline..."
New Orleans Jewish Endowment Foundation
Director of the New Orleans Jewish Endowment Foundation describes the loss and needs of the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Director of the New Orleans Jewish Endowment Foundation describes the loss and needs of the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina for New Orleans Jewish Community
New Orleanian Alan Smason describes the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina for New Orleans Jewish Community. "The former residents of the Jewish community of New Orleans have found that Hurricane Katrina has brought them closer together than they ever could have expected prior to the storm slamming into the Gulf Coast."
New Orleanian Alan Smason describes the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina for New Orleans Jewish Community. "The former residents of the Jewish community of New Orleans have found that Hurricane Katrina has brought them closer together than they ever could have expected prior to the storm slamming into the Gulf Coast."
Victim of Hurricane Katrina: Synagogue Beth Israel
New Orleanian Alan Smason describes the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina for New Orleans Jewish Community. He describes registering his synagogue, Beth Israel, with FEMA as a victim of Hurricane Katrina and the funeral of the destroyed Torah scrolls.
New Orleanian Alan Smason describes the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina for New Orleans Jewish Community. He describes registering his synagogue, Beth Israel, with FEMA as a victim of Hurricane Katrina and the funeral of the destroyed Torah scrolls.
Torah Rescue Efforts following Hurricane Katrina
This photo essay describes and shows the attempt to rescue Torah scrolls from New Orleans' oldest synagogue, Beth Israel, following Hurricane Katrina.
This photo essay describes and shows the attempt to rescue Torah scrolls from New Orleans' oldest synagogue, Beth Israel, following Hurricane Katrina.