About the Author

Mildred L. Covert has served as president and board member of Congregation Beth Israel Sisterhood, as a board member of the New Orleans Chapter of Hadassah, and as vice president of education at the Beth Israel Hebrew School. The late Sylvia P. Gerson served as president of the Congregation Beth Israel Sisterhood, was a member of the national board of the American Association for Ethiopian Jews, and was a founder and board member of Willow Wood at Woldenberg Village in New Orleans.