By Joel Magalnick, Editor, JTNews
The 7.0 earthquake on Jan. 12 that hit Haiti devastated its capital and has left tens of thousands of people dead, with many thousands more injured. Several Jewish organizations have opened up relief funds and some have sent teams to the country to assist in rescue and burial efforts.
The following links take you to donation pages to assist in those efforts:
American Friends of Magen David Adom: http://bit.ly/6QwnJm
The American Jewish Committee/IsraAid http://bit.ly/4uMBpB
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee: http://bit.ly/5889Iq
American Jewish World Service: http://bit.ly/7oywcx
B’nai B’rith International: http://bit.ly/5YJX2N
Chabad Lubavitch: http://bit.ly/7MSiUj
MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger: http://bit.ly/7OaNco
Orthodox Union: http://bit.ly/8aVXIZ
Union for Reform Judaism: http://bit.ly/6HxQQN
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism: http://bit.ly/6bFXms
ZAKA Jewish rescue organization, which has rescue personnel on the scene: http://bit.ly/4YEd9D