Trump gives new hope to Jewish push for FEMA assistance to houses of worship
Ron Kampeas, JTA
September 11, 2017
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Up to their ankles in rubble
Jewish Journal
January 15, 2014
Cathy Carpenter, 61, remembers waking up to massive shaking the morning of the Northridge earthquake. In her family’s home in Tarzana, almost all of the kitchen cabinets were flung off the walls, and the aftershock blew out the windows and broke the ceiling beams that supported the house’s second story.
Rescuers search Oklahoma tornado town ruins as recovery starts
Jewish Journal
May 22, 2013
Rescue workers with sniffer dogs picked through the ruins of an Oklahoma town on Wednesday to ensure no survivors remained buried after a deadly tornado left thousands homeless and trying to salvage what was left of their belongings.
Bill granting FEMA funds to Sandy-damaged shuls sparks uncharacteristic Jewish response
Jewish Journal
February 19, 2013
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Chanukah lessons in a post-Sandy world
Jonah Lowenfeld
December 5, 2012
Late last month, I was in Breezy Point, the isolated beachfront neighborhood in Queens, N.Y., that has become an iconic image for the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy.
Building Homes, Building Hope
Rabbi Mark S. Diamond
May 25, 2006
The prophet Isaiah asks: \”What is the house which you would build for Me, and what is the place of My rest?\” (Isaiah 66:1). In the days following the Easter and Passover holidays, 41 Angelenos traveled to the Gulf Coast to translate their faith into action. We were rabbis and pastors, African Americans and Jewish Americans, high school seniors and senior adults, synagogue and church members from 12 Los Angeles congregations who rebuilt homes in Gulfport, Miss.
Their Spirit Survives
Richard Sherman
September 15, 2005
It was hard to be in Los Angeles in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, perhaps the biggest natural disaster in our history. I had some previous Red Cross training, and, with some additional fast-track prep on disaster response, I was on my way to Louisiana — first by plane to Houston, then by car to Baton Rouge.
Lodging on one of the first nights was the floor of a church gymnasium. At times, I felt like I was part of a sad \”Amazing Race,\” hurrying throughout Louisiana to provide some assistance to some of Katrina\’s victims.
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