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Bearing Gifts, Restoring the Temple Amid the Ruins Left by Katrina

By Peter C. Beller

By some standards, Beth Israel synagogue fared well last summer when Hurricane Katrina swept through Biloxi, Miss. Several of the congregation’s 60 families lost their homes, and about a tenth are leaving town. The temple, a small building on Camellia Street with a curving brick facade, suffered severe roof and water damage. Still, the sanctuaryRead More



     

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