You won't find anyone at the Jewish Women's Archive who thinks the Jewish stories of Hurricane Katrina are the only ones that should be told -- certainly that is not the claim of Katrina's Jewish Voices -- but it doesn't mean that these stories shouldn't be told at all. Documenting the experience of the Jewish community adds to the broader understanding of how Hurricane Katrina affected New Orleans and the Gulf Coast.
Moreover, "Katrina's Jewish Voices" adds to the Jewish American narrative in important ways. Too often the history of Jews in America is limited to stories from New York (and a few other urban communities), leaving out or giving short shrift to Jews in other regions. "Katrina's Jewish Voices" brings to light the experiences of the New Orleans Jewish community (which has a 250-year-long history) and insures that the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina, the response to it, and the rebuilding that has occurred since are included in what is known about Jewish life in 21st century America.
You won't find anyone at the Jewish Women's Archive who thinks the Jewish stories of Hurricane Katrina are the only ones that should be told -- certainly that is not the claim of Katrina's Jewish Voices -- but it doesn't mean that these stories shouldn't be told at all. Documenting the experience of the Jewish community adds to the broader understanding of how Hurricane Katrina affected New Orleans and the Gulf Coast.
Moreover, "Katrina's Jewish Voices" adds to the Jewish American narrative in important ways. Too often the history of Jews in America is limited to stories from New York (and a few other urban communities), leaving out or giving short shrift to Jews in other regions. "Katrina's Jewish Voices" brings to light the experiences of the New Orleans Jewish community (which has a 250-year-long history) and insures that the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina, the response to it, and the rebuilding that has occurred since are included in what is known about Jewish life in 21st century America.