Also see View From a Height for additional information.

Links to Donate:

These Federations are helping local refugees and evacuees:
Federation of Atlanta
For a link-filled posting of specific organizations doing specific things, go here.
Federation of Houston
Federation of Memphis
Federation of Nashville

Temple B'nai Israel needs packages of clothes - oversized t-shirts, shorts,shoes - and baby items- clothes, diapers, wipes, formula, bottles, etc.
You can send packages directly to:
Rabbi Weinstein at B'nai Israel
3354 Kleinert Ave. Baton Rouge, LA 70806
The Temple phone is 225-343-0111

The Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience is collecting funds for long-term recovery efforts in the Jewish community.

These organizations are channeling aid to specific recipients:
Orthodox Union
Chabad Lubavitch of New Orleans

These funds go to Federation of New Orleans:
United Jewish Communities
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
Union of Reform Judaism

Synagogues

Orthodox

Congregation Anshe Sfard
2230 Carondelet Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504-522-4714
Executive Director: Isak Borenstein (504-821-1786)
Rabbi: Mendel Rivkin (504-864-0575)
E-mail: mendel@chabadno.gs.net
President: Dr. Hyman Tolmas (504-282-1051)

Beth Israel Congregation
7000 Canal Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70124
Phone: 504-283-4366
Fax: 504-283-4368
Rabbi: Yisroel Shiff
President: Jackie Gothard
Mikvah Calls Only: 504-282-7767 or 504-488-2008
E-mail: yshiff@aol.com

Chabad Jewish Center
4141 West Esplanade Avenue, Metairie, LA 70002
Phone: 504-454-2910
Fax: 504-456-9770
Executive Director: Rabbi Yossi Nemes
E-mail: yosnemes@gs.net
Web: www.jewishlouisiana.com

Chabad Lubavitch of Louisiana
7037 Freret St.
New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone: 504-866-5164
Fax: 504-861-7709
www.chabadneworleans.com
www.jewishneworleans.com
Executive Director: Rabbi Zelig Rivkin – 504-866-5342, chabadno@gs.net
Administration: Dr. David Kaufmann – 504-865-8655, chabad@tulane.edu
Program Director: Rabbi Mendel Rivkin – 504-864-0575, mendel@chabadno.gs.net
Chabad Jewish Student Center: Rabbi Yochanan Rivkin – 504-865-9014, rabbi@tulane.edu
Mikvah Director: Bluma Rivkin – 504-866-5342, rivkin@gs.net
N’shei Chabad President: Nechama Kaufmann, 504-865-8655, kaufmann@tulane.edu

Conservative

Shir Chadash Conservative Congregation
3737 West Esplanade Avenue, Metairie, LA 70002
Phone: 504-889-1144
Fax: 504-889-1146
Rabbi: Geoffrey A. Spector
Executive Director: Michael Kancher
Educational Director: Harriet Hillson
President: Joel Abrahams
E-mail: shirchadash@earthlink.net
Web: www.shirchadash.org

Reform

Congregation Gates of Prayer
4000 West Esplanade Avenue, Metairie, LA 70002
Phone: 504-885-2600
Fax: 504-885-2603
Rabbi: Robert Loewy
Cantorial Soloist: Victoria May
Executive Director: Louis K. Geiger
Educational Director: Philip Gaethe
President: Lynne Wasserman
E-mail: lkgeiger@gatesofprayer.org
Web: www.gatesofprayer.org

Northshore Jewish Congregation
1403 N. Causeway Blvd., Mandeville, LA
Phone: (985) 951-7976
Rabbi: Jeffrey Kurtz-Lendner
President: Mark Wolfe
E-mail: njcchai@bellsouth.net
Web: www.northshorejewish.org

Touro Synagogue
4238 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70115
Phone: 504-895-4843
Fax: 504-897-0237
Rabbi: David Goldstein
Cantor: Seth P. Warner
President: Lou Good III
Executive Director: Mark H. Rubenstein
Director of Education: Eileen Hamilton
E-mail: TSmail@tourosynagogue.com
Web: www.tourosynagogue.com

Temple Sinai
6227 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone: 504-861-3693
Fax: 504-861-3102
Rabbi: Edward P. Cohn
Cantor/Religious School Director: Joel M. Colman
Executive Director: Betty G. Zivitz
President: Gene Fendler
E-mail: sinai@usa.net
Web: www.templesinaino.org

Mikvaot

These are going to take a whole lot of work to get going again, if there's anything left.

Beth Israel Mikvah
7000 Canal Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70124
Coordinator: Chana Shiff
Phone: 282-7767

Mikvah Chaya Mushka
Coordinator: Mrs. Zelig Rivkin (Bluma)
Phone: 866-5342 or 782-6831

Agencies

Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans
Goldring - Woldenberg Jewish Community Campus
Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Building
3747 W. Esplanade Ave., Metairie, LA 70002
Phone: 504-780-5600
Fax: 504-780-5601
Web: www.jewishnola.com
Executive Director: Eric B. Stillman
President: R. Justin “Bobby” Garon

Jewish Children’s Regional Service
3500 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 1120, Metairie, LA 70002
Phone: 504-828-6334
Fax: 504-828-5255
E-mail: ned@jcrsnola.org
Web: www.jcrsnola.org
Executive Director: Ned Goldberg
President: Jeanie Tolmas, M.D.

The Jewish Children’s Regional Service is a social work agency and charitable fund that serves Jewish children and young adults who live in seven Southern states: Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Oklahoma and Arkansas.

Jewish Family Service
3330 West Esplanade, Suite 600, Metairie, LA 70002
Phone: 504-831-8475
Fax: 504-831-1130
E-mail: jfs@jfsneworleans.org
Web: www.jfsneworleans.org
Executive Director: Deena Y. Gerber, MSW, LCSW
President: Jonathan M. Lake

Woldenberg Village
3701 Behrman Place, New Orleans, LA 70114
Phone: 504-367-5640
Fax: 504-367-5643
Web: www.woldenbergvillage.com
Executive Director: Edward J. Smith
Chairman and CEO: Gary M. Stein

Woldenberg Village is the only full service Jewish retirement community located in the Gulf South.

Cemeteries

Ahavas Shalom (Orthodox)
4400 Elysian Fields Ave.
New Orleans, LA
Contact: 282-3473

Chevra Thilim Cemetery (Conservative)
4800 block of Canal Street
New Orleans, LA
Chevra Thilim Memorial Park
Iberville and Helena Streets
Contact: Sandy Lassen, 833-0043; Fred Herman, 581-7070

Congregation Anshe Sfard (Orthodox)
4400 Elysian Fields Ave., New Orleans, LA
Contact: Alexander Brown, 887-7656; Isak Borenstein, 821-1726

Congregation Beth Israel (Orthodox)
4321 Frenchmen Street at Mandolin Street
New Orleans, LA
4444 Elysian Fields
New Orleans, LA
4800 block of Canal St.
New Orleans, LA
Contact: Marshall Gerson, home: 283-4469; office: 523-1155

Congregation Gates of Prayer (Reform)
1412 Joseph Street
New Orleans, LA
Contact: Louis Geiger; office: 885-2600

Hebrew Rest Cemetery
Commerce St.
St. Francisville
Contact: Debra Credeur, 225-635-6769

In historic St. Francisville, Hebrew Rest Cemetery is the remaining site of a once thriving Jewish community. Located on Commerce St. near the intersection of US Hwy 61, Hebrew Rest has been cared for voluntarily by Hannah Wood, who calls herself "the last person who claims to be Jewish in this town."

Northshore Jewish Congregation (Reform)
2260 West 21st Avenue
Covington, LA
Contact: Synagogue office at (985) 792-1118