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Donna Sternberg

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Donna Sternberg

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Katrina's Jewish Voices

Rosalind Hinton interviewed Donna Sternberg on November 28, 2006, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as part of the Katrina's Jewish Voices Oral History Project. Sternberg discusses her upbringing, pro-Israel activism, and involvement in organizing disaster relief for Hurricane Katrina, reflecting on the impact on the Jewish community and government response.

Donna Sternberg

Donna Sternberg, who had helped found the first local Federation in Baton Rouge after the Six Day War, used her fundraising experience to quickly mobilize national aid efforts to save her community after Hurricane Katrina.

Donna Sternberg

A passionate supporter of Israel with decades of experience in fundraising for others, Donna Sternberg helped raise almost half a million dollars in aid to help her own community recover from Hurricane Katrina.

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