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WAO Web Wanderings
Web sites of interest to intelligent Jewish women of all ages:
May's Picks
 www.ellisislandrecords.org If you want to search for your ancestors (or your own!) immigration information... when they came to America, where they lived before, etc., this is the address to go to. But you might want to try it in the middle of the night! Since it was published in The New York Times, the site has often been inaccessible as the error message explains: too many people are trying to access it at once. This was not unexpected, however, and the bugs are being worked out even as this is written, to allow more access.
www.HonestReporting.com Media Watch International, an independent, non-denominational, non-partisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting accurate and impartial media coverage of Israel and the Middle East, has re-designed its web site, whose purpose is to alert, inform, and activate advocates of accurate and balanced reporting. As a result of this organization, CNN pulled a picture with a misleading caption after receiving thousands of e-mails, and The Evening Standard in London agreed to publish an op-ed with a different perspective after it received hundreds of protesting e-mails about an anti-Semitic piece.
www.jwa.org The Jewish Women's Archive (JWA) has unveiled a groundbreaking resource for scholars, researchers and ordinary web surfers. The Virtual Archive on JWA's web site makes it possible for anyone, anywhere, to instantly locate sources documenting the history of Jewish women. Digital versions of a range of archival documents including letters, personal papers, pictures and other materials are available for viewing online.
Eventually, the Virtual Archive will reference all major archival source material holdings on Jewish women. At present, it has a database including 500 archival images. Visitors online can access information about a particular woman, organization or collection, or they can search by subject, occupation or genre of primary source by oral histories, diaries, personal papers, etc. |
www.utoronto.ca/wjudaism Women in Judaism: a Multidisciplinary Journal is an academic, refereed journal published exclusively on the Internet, devoted to scholarly debate on gender-related issues in Judaism.
http://projectgenesis.org Articles of Jewish content: ethics, law, the weekly Torah portion, holidays.
www.artofisrael.com Fine Art of Israel. Israeli art and Judaica can be seen and purchased, or just enjoy shopping!
http://shma.com Offers articles with differing opinions on Israel and other Jewish topics.
www.jhom.com Jewish Heritage Online Magazine. Includes articles on the arts and the weekly Torah portion.
www.pilotyid.com Software applications for your palm-held device that are Jewish in nature: the daily parsha, or a Jewish calendar, locations of kosher restaurants, and much more. Many applications are created in Hebrew and in English
www.jewishstreet.com Judaica, kosher food, music and entertainment, and all things Jewish.
www.zipple.com A webzine aimed at twenty- and thirty-somethings. Includes a free matchmaking section, a well as entertainment, finance, chats, families, and more.
www.jewishworldreview.com Online magazine featuring political and lifestyle articles, editorials and cartoons.
www.geocities.com/Paris/6256/ladino.htm Ladino music that you can listen to and then order from Amazon.com by clicking on the link.
www.artjudaica.com a place to find Judaic art and hand-crafted Hebrew ritual objects.
womenshistory.about.com/homework/womenshistory/cs/civilwarjewish/index Jewish women during the American Civil War. Learn about the roles and reactions of Jewish women during the U.S. Civil War, including looks at diaries, letters and biographies.
www.brandeis.edu/jewishfilm/index The National Center for Jewish film. A film library created to gather, preserve and disseminate film material relevant to the Jewish experience.
amuseum.org/jahf Jewish American Hall of Fame. Brief descriptions of people, places and events that have influenced future generations.
www.kolelonline.com "Your Jewish Connection" has timely articles and reviews, Jewish news, religious articles, a kid's section and a truly interactive structure that lets you add events and information.
www.jewishculture.org Site of the National Foundation for Jewish Culture, the "central cultural agency of the American Jewish community." Offers articles on theater, museums and music.
www.virtualjerusalem.com "The Place Where Jews Click," a Web community with forums, news and features including family, Judaism and travel/leisure.
www.jewishwomenexhibit.org "Unpacking on the Prairie: Jewish Women in the Upper Midwest," site of the Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest.
For political and educational Web sites, see the fall 2000 issue of quORTerly briefing.
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