By Uriel Heilman · January 19, 2010
NEW YORK (JTA) — The text messages started coming in to Shachar Zahavi’s cell phone in the middle of the night: “What are we going to do about Haiti?”
Zahavi, chairman of IsraAid, a coordinating organization for 17 Israeli and Jewish humanitarian groups, hadn’t even heard yet about the earthquake that had rocked Port-au-Prince, leaving untold thousands dead. Read more . . .
Dr. Paula G. Panzer, Director of the Martha K. Selig Educational Institute Center for Trauma Program Innovation of the Jewish Board of Family & Children’s Services suggests another good resource:
This Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress (CSTS) fact sheet contains information specific to Haiti, including demograhpics, health status, and economy, which will aid responders in understanding the population and environment in Haiti.
Check here for other related resources.
| When: | Thursday, January 28, 2010 |
| Time: | 7:00pm – 10:00pm |
| Where: | Stephen Wise Free Synagogue (30 W. 68th St. @ CPW) |
Tickets at a min $18 donation- but give what you can. Advanced tickets available at http://www.circle.org or a the door.
100% of funds raised will be donated to the following organizations:
American Jewish World Service’s Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund
Artists Include: Aaron Alexander, Adrienne Cooper, Alicia Svigals, Amy Coleman, Art Bailey, Avi Fox-Rosen, Basya Schaechter, Benji Fox Rosen, Cantor Dan Singer, Dan Rosengard, Eve Sicular, Frank London & The Klezmer Brass All-Stars, Gary Lucas, Greg Wall, Isle of Klezbos (Pam Fleming, Debra Kreisberg, Eve Sicular, Melissa Fogarty, Shoko Nagai, Saskia Lane), Jennifer Miller, Jeremiah Lockwood with Sway Machinery, Judith Sloan, Matt Darriau, Neshama Carlebach &The Green Pastures Baptist Choir, Noah Solomon, Richie Barshay, Soulfarm, Veretski Pass (Joshua Horowitz and Cookie Siegelstein), Yiddish Princess (Sarah Gordon, Avi Fox Rosen, Yoshi Fruchter), and Zalmen Mlotek
To purchase your ticket in advance visit http://www.circle.org or call 212.889.6800 x 212 to order with Kathy.
Steve Lipman | 1.19.2010
At a Jewish Y on Long Island, Jewish employees take up a collection for the families in Haiti of two maintenance men. In Brooklyn, members of the haredi Orthodox community hold a historic meeting with representatives of the borough’s Haitian-Americans. In southern Florida, a former New Yorker travels to Haiti on short notice to help the relatives of his Haitian-born employees. More. . .
On Tuesday night (Jan. 19), an additional team joined the IDF forces operating in Haiti since last week’s earthquake, consisting of GOC of the Home Front Command, Maj. Gen. Yair Golan, CEO of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Eitan Hai-Am, and the Chief Medical officer, Brig. Gen. Nahman Esh. After landing, the team arrived at the IDF field hospital and was updated on the current situation regarding the treatment of victims.
As part of that briefing, Brig. Gen. Shalom Ben-Arye, the commander of the delegation, informed that the search for survivors in the ruins will be stopped. The Home Front Command forces operating in Haiti as part of the IDF delegation will stay prepared, and will only be called to action when they receive a precise report on the discovery of a person buried under rubble at a specific place.
During Tuesday night (Jan. 19), two children were found alive under the ruins of a building, where they had been trapped for almost a week. A joint team of New York fire department and police forces succeeded in rescuing them. The children were transferred to the IDF field hospital in Port-au-Prince. Their condition is defined as stable and they have not suffered serious injuries.
Amit Levy | 01.17.10, 10:23
Religious rescue team holds Shabbat prayer with members of international missions in Port au-Prince. More.
Rafi Ostroff | 1.19.10, 18:22
Haiti quake a reminder that Jews must hold love for all nations of the world. More.
“Even hours of training and drills do not prepare any person for the sheer scale of destruction we are witnessing and our helplessness when facing the local population’s expectations,” the head of Magen David Adom’s team in earthquake-shattered Haiti wrote in a message back home on Wednesday, moments before another quake shook the country.
Jewish community mobilizes giving to Haiti | JTA