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Sharing a meal

Corps members live communally in their Jefferson Avenue house uptown

Shine

Purim Masks

Corps members prepare for Purim celebrations by creating masks

Churches

Planting trees in Central City

Rachel Glicksman works with residents to beautify the neighborhood

Civic Involvement

Celebrating Chanukah

Corps members welcomed coworkers and community members to their home

Action

Learning about Bayou Bienvenue

Alum David Eber teaches the group about deforestation in the cypress swamps

Churches

Highlighting the Jewish Community's Involvement in Rebuilding New Orleans

This site is hosted by AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps, which launched its New Orleans program in the fall of 2008. AVODAH engages young people in direct work on the causes and effects of poverty in the United States. This work partners Corps members with service providers and residents in low income communities and equips our Corps members and alumni to emerge as lifelong agents for social change, whose work for justice is rooted in and nourished by Jewish values.

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deber

Visioning Cities and Remembering our Past

Mar 12th, 2010 by deber | 0

One thing AVODAH helped me realize is my love for cities. That may sound odd, but AVODAH helped me come to New Orleans, and it gave me a framework through which to see the city anew. My work at The Lower 9th Ward Center for Sustainable Engagement And Development, which deals largely with planning issues, has [...]

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Pam Dashiell: a leader, an inspiration, a friend

Dec 14th, 2009 by deber | 4

It is with a heavy heart that I am writing this blog post about my boss, friend and mentor Pam Dashiell. Pam passed away on the first of the month leaving not only the Lower 9th Ward community, but the New Orleans and national community in shock. Many people have written about Pam’s passing, from [...]

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Louisiana and Somalia’s Fishermen

Apr 27th, 2009 by deber | 0

posted by AVODAH Corps member David Eber
I have been really interested lately in the Somali pirate incident. The news media is all abuzz about the pirates, but of course they are focusing on the wrong issues again.
Most of the coverage dehumanizes the pirates, and turns them into bloodthirsty criminals. While taking hostages, stealing, killing aren’t [...]

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Disaster Tourism

Mar 4th, 2009 by deber | 0

I was reading this today, from a paper entitled: “Fast Spectacle: Reflections on Hurricane Katrina and the Contradictions of Spectacle.” It is from the academic journal “Fast Capitalism.” Here is an excerpt:
Beginning in January 2006, Gray Line New Orleans Bus Tours began offering its “Hurricane Katrina: America’s Worst Catastrophe!” tour through devastated neighborhoods. The bus [...]

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Article in the Portland, Oregon Jewish Review

Feb 18th, 2009 by deber | 1

A recent article in the Portland, Oregon Jewish Review features Corps Member David Eber and his work in the Lower 9th Ward:

Salem man healing Lower Ninth Ward
David Eber gives a year to New Orleans
By DEBORAH MOON
article created on: 2009-02-15T00:00:00
While Mardi Gras parades and events at the Superdome are back on TV, most areas in New [...]

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Center for Sustainable Engagement and Development on PBS

Dec 12th, 2008 by deber | 1

e2 (squared) is an ongoing PBS series about the economies of being environmentally conscious. With a combination of policy technology and ingenuity. From energy consumption to building efficiency. It chronicles global efforts to solve pressing ecological challenges.
Visit www.e2-series.com and then click ‘webcasts’ at the top of the page. In season three, there is an episode [...]

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