Katrina’s Jewish Voices

This is a picture of Angela Rochstein, Rachel Putterman, and Samantha Stiles, three University of North Carolina students that participated in Hillel's alternative spring break trip to Gulfport and Biloxi Mississippi. They were part of a group of students from Hillels across the country that spent their winter and spring breaks learning basic roofing and construction skills and repairing local homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina. By the end of their week in Mississippi, the house at 291 Kuhn...

This is a picture of Hillel students relaxing after completing construction on a new roof on a house in Biloxi, Mississippi. A group of Hillel students from campuses across the country traveled to Gulfport and Biloxi to spend their spring break repairing homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina. The students learned basic construction and roofing skills.

This is a picture of students laying the final shingles on the roof of a house in Biloxi, Mississippi. A group of Hillel students from campuses across the country traveled to Gulfport and Biloxi to spend their spring break repairing homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina. The students learned basic construction and roofing skills. By the end of the week, the house at 291 Kuhn street had a brand new roof.

This is a picture of the inside of a house that has been gutted on 291 Kuhn Street in Biloxi, Mississippi. A group of Hillel students from campuses across the country traveled to Gulfport and Biloxi to spend their spring break repairing homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina. The students learned basic construction and roofing skills. By the end of the week, the house at 291 Kuhn street had a brand new roof.