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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 433

FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency

Jonathan Parducho, a pharmacist, removes a tray of vials of of the Jynneos vaccine for monkeypox from a box containing 20 doses, in the vaccine hub at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, July 29, 2022. (Lea Suzuki/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
August 4, 2022, 11:58 pm
As cases climb, US declares monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency
Move paves way for more decisive action against virus, amid criticism of Biden administration over lack of access to vaccines
By Agencies
A section of roof that was blown off of a building in the French Quarter by Hurricane Ida winds blocks an intersection, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
August 30, 2021, 8:00 am
Hurricane Ida knocks out New Orleans power, claims its first fatality
Unidentified person found dead after a tree crashes down on a home in Prairieville; the 150-mph winds make it the 5th strongest hurricane to ever hit the mainland US
By Rebecca Santana, Kevin McGill and Janet McConnaughey
A man passes by a section of roof that was blown off of a building in the French Quarter by Hurricane Ida winds, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
August 30, 2021, 12:54 am
Massive Hurricane Ida makes landfall, barreling towards New Orleans
Swift emergence of category 4 storm with winds of 150 mph (230 kph) leaves no time to order mandatory evacuation, but city hopeful this time levees will hold
By Kevin McGill and JAY REEVES
Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, center, arrives for a news conference at the Chabad of Poway synagogue, April 28, 2019, in Poway, Calif. (AP/Denis Poroy)
May 2, 2019, 8:58 pm
Synagogue asked for security funds a year ago; they arrived days before attack
Rabbi: ‘We did not have a chance to start using the funds yet’; Republican senator calls to examine removing red tape
By JULIE WATSON and Don Thompson
A man works though the remains of an apartment in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael October 11, 2018 in Panama City, Florida. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
October 12, 2018, 4:29 pm
Rescuers search for victims as death toll in Hurricane Michael rises to 11
After devastating Florida panhandle, deadly storm moves inland through Georgia, the Carolinas and Virginia before heading out to sea; hundreds of thousands still without power
By Cyril Julien and Brendan Smialowski
Petty Officer Second Class David Kelley patrols a flooded neighborhood in Lumberton, North Carolina, September 16, 2018, following flooding from Hurricane Florence. (AP Photo/ Gerry Broome)
September 16, 2018, 11:06 pm
Flooding fears surge as rivers rise in Hurricane Florence’s wake
Officials brace for worst flooding in North Carolina’s history; 740,000 homes and businesses without power, some possibly for weeks
By CHUCK BURTON
US President Donald Trump speaks during a visit to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) headquarters on August 4, 2017 in Washington, DC. Trump visited FEMA headquarters to receive a briefing on the hurricane season. (Michael Reynolds - Pool/Getty Images via JTA)
March 13, 2018, 3:59 am
The US government is funding houses of worship. Here’s why no one noticed
Obama’s support for once-controversial faith-based partnerships helped Jewish groups embrace a move to provide federal disaster relief to churches and synagogues
By Ron Kampeas
US President Donald Trump speaks during a visit to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) headquarters on August 4, 2017 in Washington, DC. Trump visited FEMA headquarters to receive a briefing on the hurricane season. (Michael Reynolds - Pool/Getty Images via JTA)
February 9, 2018, 9:00 pm
Trump signs bill to extend disaster aid to houses of worship
Orthodox Jewish groups hail the move as a ‘profoundly important step forward for equal treatment of religious institutions’
By JTA
Flooding in 2016 in Baton Rouge, La., may have damaged up to 110,000 homes. More than 100,000 people applied for disaster relief from FEMA. (Courtesy of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans via JTA)
January 3, 2018, 9:37 pm
US disaster relief agency extends assistance to houses of worship
Jewish organizations welcome reversal of FEMA policy, still lobbying for legislation to enshrine aid for disaster-damaged prayer buildings
By Ron Kampeas
Illustrative photo of a synagogue in Houston, Texas, after Hurricane Harvey, on September 3, 2017. (Joshua Wander)
December 22, 2017, 9:57 pm
US House passes bill allowing disaster funds for houses of worship
Legislation would overturn law that prohibits FEMA aid money from going to religious institutions, due to separation of church and state
By JTA
Illustrative photo of a synagogue in Houston, Texas, after Hurricane Harvey, on September 3, 2017. (Joshua Wander)
December 1, 2017, 8:08 pm
Congress advances bill allowing disaster funds for houses of worship
Orthodox Union endorses legislation allowing synagogues, churches to receive federal relief dollars for aid provided to natural disaster victims
By JTA
Water rises in a neighborhood after Hurricane Irma brought floodwaters to Jacksonville, Fla., Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
September 12, 2017, 2:18 am
After Harvey and Irma, Jewish groups renew push for FEMA houses of worship aid
While the Orthodox Union and American Jewish Committee want a rule change, Interfaith Alliance Rabbi Jack Moline says it would violate separation of church and state
By Eric Cortellessa
A rough surf surrounds Boynton Beach inlet as Hurricane Irma hits in Boynton Beach, Florida. (Jim Rassol/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
September 11, 2017, 1:54 pm
Weakened but still-massive Irma lashes Florida with wind, rain
With communication networks down in hardest-hit areas, state emergency officials still don’t know scale of storm’s damage
By Tamara Lush
Deserted highways are seen as the outer bands of Hurricane Irma reached South Florida early Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, in Miami. (David Santiago/Miami Herald via AP)
September 9, 2017, 8:11 pm
Irma takes aim at Tampa as Floridians hustle to leave
Hurricane continues to hurtle towards Florida, but shifting course means storm’s center likely to miss Miami area
Strong winds batter seaside houses before the approaching Hurricane Harvey in Corpus Christi, Texas on August 25, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / MARK RALSTON)
August 26, 2017, 7:29 am
Hurricane Harvey makes landfall in Texas
President Trump declares ‘major disaster’ zone to speed up federal aid to millions in path of major storm
By Mark RALSTON and Katie Schubauer
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