Help after Katrina
Lonnie Schaffer, interviewed by Rosalind Hilton on August 30, 2007, discusses the identity shift of asking for help after Hurricane Katrina and how that experience has transformed how she gives to others.
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Jewish Women's Archive. "Help after Katrina." (Viewed on November 22, 2025) <https://qa.jwa.org/media/lonnie-schaffer-am-i-worthy>.