Faith-based White House

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Feb. 28, 2001, began as a typical day at the Seattle Hebrew Academy. Kids went to class; teachers assigned homework; administrators met in their offices. Suddenly, children were running for safety as the 90-year-old structure began to convulse.

The earthquake destroyed the academy and hundreds of other Seattle buildings. Within days, the Federal Emergency Management Agency was offering help. In Seattle 267 property owners applied to the federal government for disaster relief; 266 applications were granted. Only one was denied—the Seattle Hebrew Academy.

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