Katrina’s Jewish Voices

Congregation Beth Israel in Biloxi. Courtesy of the Atlanta Jewish Times.

This article, written by Rabbi Myrna Matsa about a conversion which takes place on the Pascagula River in Mississippi, was published in the September 2007 issue of "Mann About Town" (pages 38-39). Rabbi Matsa is a rabbi and pastoral-trauma counselor serving in support of clergy in Mississippi, Baton Rouge, and New Orleans through a partnership between the United Jewish Communities and the New York Board of Rabbis.

This photograph was taken by Jayne K. Guberman, Director of Oral History at the Jewish Women’s Archive, on June 21, 2007.

This photograph was taken by Jayne K. Guberman, Director of Oral History at the Jewish Women’s Archive, on June 21, 2007.

Carol Wise stands next to a Hurricane Katrina memorial in Biloxi composed of found objects after the storm. This photograph was taken by Jayne K. Guberman, Director of Oral History at the Jewish Women’s Archive, on June 21, 2007.