Tuesday, December 20, 2005

Volunteers Clear Out New Orleans Synagogue - Yahoo! News

Volunteers Clear Out New Orleans Synagogue - Yahoo! News: "Standing on moldy and debris-covered floors, college students cleaning up a Jewish temple paused Monday for a prayer service — the first at Beth
Israel Synagogue since Hurricane Katrina flooded it with more than 10 feet of water three months ago.
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The dozen or so students were among roughly 50 from colleges across the country who have come to New Orleans to spend their winter break helping with recovery efforts at the century-old synagogue, as well as at area homes and schools left damaged by the storm."

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