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Haiti Journal: Volunteering on my own

Lior Etziony capturing footage outside the damaged National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 17, 2010. (Craig Zebuda)

A New York filmmaker who went to Haiti after the earthquake with his physician friend shares the story of their efforts to help in the rescue and relief operation in Port-au-Prince. Read more »

Idea #1: Jewish media mashups

JTA's editor in chief, Ami Eden, kicks off the 28days28ideas initiative by calling on Jewish media outlets to start collaborating -- not only as a way to reduce costs, but also to expand coverage in key strategic areas. A good place to start, he says, would be the creation of a joint Washington bureau and the launch of a new Jewish philanthropy news service staffed by reporters from multiple publications

Op-Ed: Hezbollah gains a toehold inside U.N. Security Council

As part of the coalition government of Lebanon, a non-permanent member of the Security Council for the next two years, the terrorist group and Iranian proxy Hezbollah is represented inside the world body's most prestigious room, the American Jewish Committee's communications director writes. Read more »

Op-Ed: Grieving and grateful: Thoughts about Haiti, Israel and the USA

The president of the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago feels grief for the people of Haiti, but also is grateful to the United States and Israel for their humanitarian efforts. Read more » Editors' Picks Princess Diana and the Jews (U.K. Times) Anthony Julius, Princess Diana's divorce lawyer, writes about how being Jewish affected his treatment by Britain's establishment. 'Ajami' shortlisted for Oscar (N.Y. Times) With two Israeli films in the Oscar's best foreign picture category in each of the last two years, the contender for a spot among this year's finalists is a movie co-written and directed by two novices, a Jew and an Arab. High healing for the sick (Forward) From Orthodox rabbis to Israeli lawmakers, Jews are taking positions in support of legalizing medical marijuana. Inside Gaza's tunnels (Haaretz) An American photojournalist tells of her visit to Gaza's tunnels for a look at how goods and people are transported across the Gaza-Egypt border. Breaking News Holocaust survivors are protesting Italy's best-selling iPhone application -- a collection of the speeches of Italy's World War II fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. Hamas blamed Israel for the assassination of a top Hamas commander in a Dubai hotel room. French President Nicolas Sarkozy's first grandson was circumcised according to Jewish tradition. Two senior Israeli military officials were disciplined for "exceeding their authority" during the Gaza war, a government report found. Jordanian officials have arrested dozens of suspected Muslim terrorists in connection with an attempted bomb attack on Israeli diplomats. Two Israeli flags that were part of an Olympic display in Vancouver were removed after being defaced. The kosher meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa, is planning to hire 150 workers as it expands its poultry line and restarts beef production. The U.S. Senate passed a comprehensive Iran sanctions bill, setting the stage for tighter U.S. restrictions on the Islamic Republic. IsraAID is partnering with actor Sean Penn and Israeli-born actress Moran Atias in its earthquake relief efforts in Haiti. President Obama said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is being held back by his coalition in trying to make peace moves. Two Israeli Arabs were indicted for planning a terror attack on civilian targets in Israel. Israel should consider "what it would be like to lose a friend like Turkey," Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned. Israel will not charge anyone in the case of an American protester who has been in a coma since being hit by a tear gas canister during a demonstration. The state of Maryland has stepped in to deal with a controversy over a Shabbat elevator in a Baltimore condominium. Israel and Italy will hold their first joint Cabinet meeting in Israel. Alan Dershowitz called Richard Goldstone "an evil, evil man" and a "traitor to the Jewish people." Sandy Koufax will spend a rare night in the spotlight when he sits down with Joe Torre to help raise money for Torre's foundation. Musician and poet Leonard Cohen was honored with a lifetime achievement award at the Grammy Awards. The level of Lake Kinneret has risen by more than 34 inches in the past two months. Israel's state prosecutor rebuked Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat for not evacuating Jews living in an illegal building in eastern Jerusalem. Indiana University inaugurated an Institute for the Study of Contemporary Anti-Semitism. Hungary's caretaker government has introduced legislation to make Holocaust denial punishable by three years' imprisonment.