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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 368

Hurricane Katrina

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
Screen capture from video of Jackie Gothard, first female president of Beth Israel in the Lakeview section of New Orleans. (YouTube)
May 24, 2018, 11:42 pm
Rebuilder of New Orleans congregation after Hurricane Katrina dies age 83
Jackie Gothard was first female president of Beth Israel in Lakeview, which buried seven water-damage Torah scrolls after storm
By JTA
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz during a briefing on hurricane recovery efforts with first responders at Luis Muniz Air National Guard Base, Tuesday, October 3, 2017, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
October 3, 2017, 11:38 pm
In Puerto Rico, Trump suggests hurricane not a ‘real catastrophe’ like Katrina
Pledging help, US president also tells island residents ‘you’ve thrown our budget a little out of whack’
By Jill Colvin
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
The chips and other bagged foods section of a Walmart store is almost empty as people prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Harvey on August 24, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP)
August 26, 2017, 12:55 am
‘Disaster’ looms as Hurricane Harvey barrels towards Texas
Arrival of storm will likely be major test for President Donald Trump, who White House says will head to affected region early next week
By AFP
Members of ZAKA rescuing a Torah from Congregation Beth Israel after Hurricane Katrina hit, August 2005. (Courtesy ZAKA)
August 17, 2015, 2:56 am
10 years on, Katrina still fosters a bond for New Orleans Jews
City’s small Jewish community rebuilds from the ground up, in the face of colossal damage and population decline
By Josh Tapper
Rabbi Moshe Sternbuch, right, in an April 2012 photo. (Photo credit: Wikimedia commons/CC BY 3.0)
May 3, 2015, 1:34 pm
Rabbi: Nepal quake a warning to Jews
Ultra-Orthodox leader tells devotees the disaster should inspire them to protest conversions of IDF soldiers to Judaism
By Judah Ari Gross
Shas founder Rabbi Ovadia Yosef (center) flanked on the left by MK Eli Yishai and on the right by MKs Aryeh Deri and Ariel Atias, at the rabbi's house in Jerusalem, October 2012. (photo credit: Shas/Flash90)
October 9, 2013, 7:41 am
5 of Ovadia Yosef’s most controversial quotations
Late Sephardi spiritual leader made a range of inflammatory comments — involving snakes and sinners, gentiles and Blacks
By Lazar Berman
The US Capitol and Pennsylvania Avenue,file (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
October 30, 2012, 8:52 am
Nature slams US campaigns into real world
Hurricane Sandy throws the ultimate October surprise into the presidential race
By Connie Cass
The former home of the Beth Israel congregation in New Orleans. The building was heavily damaged in Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005. (CC BY Jewish Women's Archive, Flickr)
August 27, 2012, 1:41 am
The Big Easy celebrates a new synagogue, community rejuvenation and Orthodox-Reform bonds
New Orleans Jewry marks seven years since Katrina with revitalized amity within the community
By Charlotte Anthony
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