About the Author

Irwin Lachoff is the associate archivist of Xavier University of Louisiana and author of the historical introduction to Jews of New Orleans: An Archival Guide. His latest article is "Rabbi Bernard Illowy: Counter Reformer" in the Journal of the Southern Jewish Historical Society. Catherine C. Kahn is the archivist of Touro Infirmary and the author of Legacy: The History of the Greater New Orleans Foundation and project chair for Jews of New Orleans: An Archival Guide.