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destruction. “It was like a war zone.
ince their arrival on St. Thomas
People were stunned. There were
in the U.S. Virgin Islands in 2005,
homes without roofs, with-
Rabbi Asher and Henya
Federman and their children ABOVE: Henya and out walls. Furniture had been
have experienced two hurri- Asher Federman tossed across streets.”
and their nine
While the exterior of their
canes. They are co-directors
children; Henya
home was badly damaged,
of a Chabad House in the
and the children
the interior fared well with-
Red Hook area on the east
are now in Detroit,
out major flooding. However,
end of the island, located
while Asher
there was no electrical power,
near the coast.
remained in St.
When weather forecasters Thomas to help a severe problem because indi-
predicted Hurricane Irma
with relief efforts. vidual homes on St. Thomas
rely on cisterns, pumps and fil-
could reach a Category 5
tration systems for their water.
strength storm, they were
“The St. Thomas power grid is
grateful to move to a friend’s newly
never strong, with frequent blackouts,”
built office building during the hur-
she explains. Estimates indicate it
ricane.
could take four months to a year for
“The building has hurricane win-
power to be restored.
dows so we could watch the storm. It
Without power and uncertainty
is a secure building with a generator
so it was a blessing for us,” Henya says. about food and other supplies, Henya
and eight of her children evacuated by
Once the storm was over, they ven-
tured outside and were amazed by the boat to Puerto Rico on Sunday, Sept.

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Rabbi Asher Federman helps children on St. Thomas.

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