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TEXAS JEWISH POST $ SINCE 1947
October 24,2019 I 3
Tornado blows through Northaven Gardens
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In wake of Tornado
JCC's be. event is on for Saturday
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TEXAS JEWISH POST SINCE 1947
Community Spotlight
Lauren Savariego
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Beloved since 1951,
nursery will
be rebuilt
Shearith Israel
will host
J City Limits
Photo:Facebook
Northaven Gardens was virtually leveled after the Oct. 18 tornado, but its
historic marque, shown here updated, weathered the storm.
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So many individuals and Jewish
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with the be. event. Now more
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should come together in support
of our JCC.”
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Dallas resident Lauren Savariego's vocation is to put people in the home of their dreams. As a Realtor
with Allie Beth Allman & Associates, the industry veteran ensures that her clients find the ideal
dwelling, while working to make both buying and selling process as seamless as possible. And, Lauren's
avocation focuses on volunteer work with, and for, the Dallas Jewish Community. The J.J. Pearce High
School graduate currently serves as an Aaron Family Jewish Community Center of Dallas board director,
and she assists with the JCC's annual Be Event and Bagel Run. Additionally, "I recently rolled off the
Temple Emanu-EI board, and continue to assist with the Annual Fund," said Lauren, whose family is an
active member of the synagogue. Lauren received her bachelor's degree from the University of Florida,
and a masters in Speech Pathology from George Washington University. She calls herself the "proud
mom of Jacob, 12, and Cooper, 9," one who has "been married to the love of my life, Joe, for almost 15
years." In addition to giving her time to various Jewish community endeavors, Lauren and her family
are active volunteers with Jacob and Cooper's school. "Anything I volunteer for," she said, "my family
supportsand embraces."
JFS ready to serve
'We can serve
as the hub/ says
JFS official
By Sharon Wisch-Ray
Executive Director Cathy Barker
intends for Jewish Family Service
to be the hub as Dallas community
members, Jewish and non-Jewish,
assess the damage, rebuild and
recover from Sunday’s storm.
The Jewish community sustained
significant damage from the EF3
tornado.
Although closed for Shemini
Atzeret and Simchat Torah, JFS has
already begun to field emergency
calls.
“As you can imagine, Most people
do not recognize or have an idea
what their needs are at this point,”
Barker said. “What we’ve found is
that people are reaching out to us and
referring to us in a variety of ways
regarding what sort of resources are
needed. It’s those very unique things
like, ‘My child is struggling with we
can’t be in our home, and they don’t
have a school to go to and so how do
I talk to them?”’
As a member of Dallas County
Voluntary Organizations Active
in Disaster (VOAD), JFS meets
monthly with all the key nonprofits
including Salvation Army and the
ones on the scene. They get regular
updates and communicate those to
stakeholders.
Also, JFS has been in touch with
Jewish Family Service in Houston.
Because of its experience with
Hurricane Harvey in 2017, Houston
JFS has valuable wisdom to pass
along.
JFS plans to post live updates of
resources available and has a landing
page “Dallas Tornado Resources”
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gallery, the cafe, administrative
offices and a small community
conference room suffered
various degrees of damage.
“With the odd characteristics
of storms like this, there’s
complete destruction and the
marquee has every letter in tact.”
That marquee has been updated
to say, “NHG WILL BLOOM
AGAIN.”
Hoya said that there is an
active and enthusiastic plan to
rebuild. Initially, his team will
analyze the property, continue
the care of the plants that need it
and plan for the future and how
To purchase tickets and
support the J, please contact
Karli at kward@jccdallas.org.
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www.jfsdallas.
“Dallas Tornado
the
damage
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on its website
org. Clicking on
Resources” will lead folks to both
JFS resources and other community
resources that are available.
JFS anticipates that as the next
several days unfold, they will need
additional volunteers to do welfare
phone checks, work in the food
pantry and deliver kosher meals. It
is likely that some of their regular
volunteers have been affected by the
storm.
The volunteer opportunities
can be accessed at the bottom of
the tornado resources page or by
clicking the volunteer tab at the top
of the webpage.
If new to JFS it’s necessary to fill
out an application. If you are already
a volunteer, available shifts will be
posted.
The JCC announced Tuesday
that it will move forward with
it’s annual be. event Saturday
night. Shearith Israel will host J
City Limits which will begin at
7:30 p.m.
The JCC sent an email out to
its stakeholders Tuesday night.
“While the JCC suffered
significant damage to the
campus, we are extremely
fortunate that our building
weathered the storm with
little impact. Many of our JCC
families have been affected
and our hearts and prayers
go out to all whose homes
and neighborhoods have been
effected.
“We are blessed to live in a
By Sharon Wisch-Ray
When Sunday’s EF3 tornado
plowed through Northaven
Gardens, a fixture on Northaven
Road since 1951, the nursery
was all but leveled. NHG was
started by the late Muriel and
Ralph Pinkus, and now owned
by Lillian and Jon Pinkus.
General manager Cody
Hoya explained that the oldest
building is a “pile of rubble.”
Other buildings, the art
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they can better utilize the space.
He explained that the whole
experience has been surreal and
emotional.
“All of us who are part of
the family of employees hold
it very close that we are part of
a family history like this one.
The outpouring of support
among our employees has been
unbelievable as has been the
support of our patrons and
customers.”
Hoya said that Pinkus family
has been particularly touched by
the outpouring of support from
the Jewish community.
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