Rabbi Yossi Nemes, the Brooklyn-born director of the Chabad Center in Metairie, New Orleans, relates his experiences of staying in New Orleans through Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, hiding on the second floor of his two-story brick house with twelve friends and relatives after the ground floor became flooded.  They were able to escape only after the water was pumped out and then drove to Memphis, where they were supported by the Jewish community.  Despite these losses and trials, he shows incredible optimism and generosity, speaks lovingly of his wife and characterizes the New Orleans Jewish community affectionately.  Highlights of the interview include a story about his impromptu kosher barbeque on the highway while hundreds of people waited in traffic to buy gas, how he rescued his elderly neighbors and his thoughts on Hasidic teachings and faith.