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Surviving Katrina

Julie Wise Oreck, interviewed by Rosalind Hilton in 2007, speaks on the gulf of understanding that separates outsiders from those who survived Katrina.

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How to cite this page

Jewish Women's Archive. "Surviving Katrina." (Viewed on November 21, 2025) <https://qa.jwa.org/media/julie-wise-oreck-no-one-gets-it>.