Jewish areas in S. Diego affected by fire in Oct 2007

http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_California/2007/FSHScalifornia295_G11.jpg a view from above

 

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-sdfire23oct23,1,1921246.story?coll=la-headlines-california 250,000  evacuated (now 500,000 or 1/4 of the County)

 

The real view from above is that Tuesday at Beth Jacob congregation, those who have not been evacuated will be collecting and organizing donations of bedding and baby items to be delivered to QualComm stadium for those who have been displaced. The real view from above is that the Hebrew Day School, Chabad, Beth El, Adat Yeshurun, and others have kept their phone lines manned to coordinate offers of shelter for those in areas that have been evacuated. Chabad UC has even organized a playgroup and babysitting so that the children can play indoors, where the air is not flowing with smoke and white ash.

 

–Michelle K. Gross MichelleInSanDiego

willplayforlatkes.blogspot.com  has a list of items needed for donation; web-sites of affected congregations in Poway, Scripps Ranch, and Rancho Bernardo; and children's activities