Among all the celebrities participating in the Darfur Fast for Life, a few notables stand out. The leaders of two Jewish organizations have been involved since the beginning: Ruth Messinger of American Jewish World Service and Tzivia Schwartz Getzug of Jewish World Watch. The Jewish organizations were among the first to recognize the genocide in Darfur, and they co-founded now-legendary groups like the SaveDarfur, the Coalition for Darfur, and the Darfur Action Coalition. Maybe it's based on the Jewish imperative for social justice, or maybe it's just that we're well-organized and globally concerned. Either way, it's nice to see that we're still on the forefront of the movement.

Oh, and the Kennedy. Ellen, specifically, of Genocide Intervention Network-Minnesota. They're cool too.