The local Jewish federation made sure that home-bound elderly are in safe places or can be brought to safe places, the chief executive officer of the federation, Lee Wunsch, told JTA. With the help of the United Jewish Communities, the umbrella organization of North American federations, Houston-area Jews were given a list of other federations in Texas to help them find homes to host them. Hurricane Rita is expected to hit the Texas coast late Friday night or early Saturday morning.
Jews in Galveston, a city on the coast, have evacuated along with the rest of the city’s residents, Wunsch said.
Chabad said its centers would remain open in Houston and elsewhere in Texas to house anyone who needed a place to stay because of the storm.
Federation makes Rita plans
Several Houston-area synagogues will be shut down this Shabbat ahead of Hurricane Rita.
The local Jewish federation made sure that home-bound elderly are in safe places or can be brought to safe places, the chief executive officer of the federation, Lee Wunsch, told JTA. With the help of the United Jewish Communities, the umbrella organization of North American federations, Houston-area Jews were given a list of other federations in Texas to help them find homes to host them. Hurricane Rita is expected to hit the Texas coast late Friday night or early Saturday morning.
Jews in Galveston, a city on the coast, have evacuated along with the rest of the city’s residents, Wunsch said.
Chabad said its centers would remain open in Houston and elsewhere in Texas to house anyone who needed a place to stay because of the storm.
