Harvey Survivors Nomi Solomon Nomi Solomon, a mother of three, discusses the floods, hurricane Harvey, and her commitment to staying in Meyerland for the Jewish community it offers. Starting with the Memorial Day flood…
Harvey Survivors Irving Rothman Irving Rothman, a professor of English at the University of Houston, discusses Hurricane Harvey, the house he and his wife have lived in for over 51 years, which had never…
Volunteers Rabbi Jill Levy Rabbi Jill Levy moved to Houston when she was two years old and grew up going to the Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center in Meyerland. The JCC plays a vital…
Harvey Survivors Eric Dowding Eric Dowding lives along Brays Bayou and has flooded three times, including during Hurricane Harvey. Dowding moved to Houston after he met his wife. The first flood he experienced was…
Harvey Survivors Rabbi Teller Rabbi Ranon Teller, Congregation Brith Shalom, discusses Hurricane Harvey, repercussions from the hurricane, the Jewish community response, and the impact on the community. Teller begins with sharing the many hats…
Volunteers Rabbi Oren Hayon Rabbi Oren Hayon, with Temple Emanu El, discusses Hurricane Harvey, the Jewish community’s reaction to Harvey, and the Jewish community in Houston. Hayon discusses the fact that Temple Emanu El…
Harvey Survivors Doris Yudelvich Doris Yudelvich has lived in Houston for thirty years, and experienced flooding on Memorial Day in 2015 and during Hurricane Harvery. Yudelvich says that she did not go to work…
Harvey Survivors David Lowy David Lowy was born in Pasadena, Texas and grew up in Meyerland, where he lived until flooding from Hurricane Harvey forced his family to leave their home. Lowy remembers the…
Harvey Survivors Michael Duke Michael Duke, a third-generation journalist in the Jewish community with the Jewish Herald-Voice, discusses community news, community involvement, and Hurricane Harvey. Duke emphasizes that being a newspaper in a community…
Harvey Survivors Guy Cohen Guy Cohen, an Israeli working for the Israeli American Council, relates his experience with Hurricane Harvey. He and his wife bought a house in Meyerland, a house that previously had…
Harvey Survivors Eyal Enav Eyal Enav discusses his experience with not only Hurricane Harvey but two previous floods in his Meyerland home. Despite difficulties in Harvey, including dealing with a broken wrist resulting from…
Harvey Survivors David Enav David Enav discusses his experience with two previous floods and his harrowing experience during Hurricane Harvey. Enav spent most of his life in Meyerland, attending Jewish schools for his education…
Harvey Survivors Nirayl Cororve Public History graduate student Saneea Sakhyani interviewed Meyerland resident, Nirayl Cororve, for the "Neighborhood Narratives" component of the "Resilient Houston: Oral History Project." This project is part of the UH…
Harvey Survivors Brian Cororve Brian Cororve is an estate attorney who has lived in Meyerland for much of his life with his wife, Nirayl, and their children. Unfortunately, their home flooded during Hurricane Harvey…
