Alef: The NEXT Conversation
Response to Crisis in Haiti
Today is the last day of the Death and Tragedy issue. So far, the stories we’ve posted about the personal loss of mothers, uncles, grandparents, and friends have been deep and sincere. This week, however, the whole world bore witness to devastation in Haiti; the scope of which is hard to imagine.
While Alef will be moving forward with a happier theme next week, we want to acknowledge the tragedy of what has happened. If you’d like to help, please consider making a donation to AJWS, JDC, or a charity of your choice.
- Alef
…
Photo by DVIDSHUB, licensed under Creative Commons.
2 Responses to “Response to Crisis in Haiti”
Leave a Reply
Follow Us
2009. Alef: The NEXT Conversation All rights reserved.
Home |
About |
Contact Us
It’s also amazing to see Israel at the front lines of a tragedy like this – http://jta.org/news/article/2010/01/19/1010226/israeli-aid-effort-helps-haitians-and-israels-image.
Watching the Jewish response to the crises in Haiti has been remarkable, both in its generosity and speedy reaction. Beyond the amazing Israeli contributions and volunteers, the American Jewish World Service has raised $2MM, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee $1.5MM and estimates are that Jewish groups have raised $10MM to date (not to suggest other groups haven’t been every bit as generous – the worldwide reaction has been a shining moment)). Social media networks and other digital media have played a huge role, which suggests both that young people are donating and that we may be entering a new era of how we can help when such disasters strike….