Katrina’s Jewish Voices

This photograph, taken by Paula Picker in November 2005, shows the inside of the refrigerator in her parents' house. The fridge is covered in maggots and mold. Paula's parents, whose last name is Teles, lived the house for 10 years. There had been five feet of water in the one-story home, and there was mold everywhere. Pretty much everything was ruined or turned to "pulp".

This photograph, taken by Paula Picker in November 2005, shows her son, Marc, wearing goggles, a mask, gloves, and boots while salvaging valuables in Paula's parents' house. Her parents, whose last name is Teles, lived in the house for 10 years. There had been 5 feet of water in the one-story home, and there was mold everywhere. Pretty much everything was ruined or turned to "pulp".

This photograph, taken by Paula Picker in November 2005, shows the den in the house where Paula's parents, whose last name is Teles, lived for 10 years. There had been 5 feet of water in the one-story home, and there was mold everywhere. Pretty much everything was ruined or turned to "pulp".

This photograph, taken by Paula Picker in November 2005, shows the bedroom dresser in the house where Paula's parents, whose last name is Teles, lived for 10 years. There had been 5 feet of water in the one-story home, and there was mold everywhere. Pretty much everything was ruined or turned to "pulp".

This photograph, taken by Paula Picker in November 2005, shows a bedroom in the house where Paula's parents, whose last name is Teles, lived for 10 years. There had been 5 feet of water in the one-story home, and there was mold everywhere. Pretty much everything was ruined or turned to "pulp".