[cross-posted at http://njdc.org/newsdigest/detail.php?id=472 ]
From the National Jewish Democratic Council (www.njdc.org)
As we struggle to grasp the extent of Hurricane Katrina's aftermath, please -- if you have not already done so -- consider making a charitable donation to help the victims of this disaster. Please click here [ http://ga4.org/njdc/notice-description.tcl?newsletter_id=3593815 ] to see a listing of Jewish relief funds established to help the survivors of Hurricane Katrina.
As Republicans and Democrats alike continue to decry the slow federal response and lack of initial assistance to those profoundly affected by this disaster -- many of them impoverished -- an additional facet of FEMA's mishandling of this calamity has come to light.
We are now learning that in the hours following Katrina's landfall, FEMA -- the Federal Emergency Management Agency, now a part of the Department of Homeland Security -- rightly encouraged Americans to make charitable donations, but wrongly placed Pat Robertson at the top of that list.
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