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Julie Wise Oreck

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Julie Wise Oreck

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Katrina's Jewish Voices

Julie Wise Oreck was interviewed by Rosalind Hinton, on July 2, 2007, in New Orleans, Louisiana, as part of the Katrina's Jewish Voices Oral History Project. Oreck discusses her Jewish upbringing, involvement in Jewish organizations, and her active role in the recovery efforts after Hurricane Katrina, expressing frustration with the government's response but not attributing it to racism.

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New Orleans “Normal”: An Interview With Julie Wise Oreck

Rachel King

In Katrina’s Jewish Voices, JWA’s collection of video interviews with New Orleans women in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Julie Wise Oreck discussed the extraordinary collaboration of the Jewish community to rebuild the city.

Julie Wise Oreck

A fifth-generation New Orleans native, Julie Wise Oreck struggled to accept her community scattering in the wake of Katrina.

Julie Wise Oreck

Both before Hurricane Katrina and during the long process of rebuilding New Orleans, Julie Wise Oreck has struck a balance between leading national Jewish institutions and focusing on organizations closer to home.

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