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Hurricane Ike leaves Houston power-less, but residents safe

Tuesday, 16 September, 2008 - 3:33 pm

From Jewish Herald Voice >>

Unfortunately, not all the reported news was good. The roof of one of Goldberg Towers’ buildings on Fondren Rd., between Willowbend and Bellfort, blew off. However, residents on the eighth and ninth floors were relocated to lower floors and several were given shelter at Seven Acres. No injuries were reported.

JHV: Vicki Samuels

The Jewish Federation of Greater Houston’s Emergency Response Team met at Seven Acres on Monday, September 15, to assess the community’s needs.

According to Rabbi Chaim Lazaroff of Chabad Lubavitch Center, coordination of food and water supply for the Goldberg Towers was funded and coordinated by Chabad of Houston and the Chabad student group at Texas A&M.

Seven Acres Jewish Geriatric Services’ Executive Director Malcolm Slatko said that Seven Acres provided fuel for the Towers’ generator.

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