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In the wake of disaster, a love letter

JL;DR SUMMARY Ashley Vandewart Lasher, the executive director of the Asheville Jewish Community Center, recounts her harrowing experience during Tropical Storm Helene in North Carolina, emphasizing the impactful support her community received. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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PhilanthropyResilienceTzedakahTikkun OlamJewish FederationsSolidarityJewish Community CentersDisaster ReliefAshevilleTropical Storm Helene

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Asheville, North Carolina, United States
"One year ago, I was sheltering in my basement with my daughters and our dog as Tropical Storm Helene tore through our community just outside of Asheville, N.C."
Florida, United States
"I received my first contact with the outside world two days later in the form of a text from my friend and fellow JCC CEO in Florida."
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
"The JCC Association CEO, director of JResponse and Charlotte JCC leadership arrived to bear witness to the destruction, hug our leadership team tight and plan reopening and recovery support."
Durham, North Carolina, United States
"The Charlotte and Durham JCCs deployed a dozen JResponders, employees trained to assist JCCs across the country in the wake of disaster."

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