September 9, 2005

Rabbi Weinreb of Orthodox Union Presents $20,000 Check to Memphis Yeshiva from OU/RCA/YU Hurricane Relief Fund

Orthodox Union Executive Vice President Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb on Thursday evening presented a check for $20,000 to the Margolin Hebrew Academy/Feinstone Yeshiva of the South in Memphis, which has taken in 21 students from New Orleans. The money came from the Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund, jointly sponsored by the OU, the Rabbinical Council of America and YU’s Center for the Jewish Future.

In his visit to Memphis, Rabbi Weinreb also presented a generous check to a special discretionary fund for Memphis community rabbis to access, to assist the New Orleans evacuees.

“The Memphis community is amazing in its commitment to meet the needs of fellow Jews who are now homeless, jobless, and in many cases suddenly destitute. The stories I heard from victims were heartbreaking and many are still too numbed by trauma to even talk about it, Rabbi Weinreb said.”

Shimon A. Kaminetzky, Executive Director, Margolin Hebrew Academy/ Feinstone Yeshiva of the South, declared: The $20,000 grant “speaks volumes about the support of the Orthodox Union, Rabbinical Council of America and Yeshiva University to the resettlement of the 21 children from New Orleans who are registered in our school. The partnership we are forging with the three organizations will only grow stronger in time through their support for our work.”

Contributions to the joint fund may be sent to Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund, Orthodox Union, 11 Broadway, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10004. Credit card contributions may be made at the OU website, www.ou.org.

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