JEWISH INTERNET (2): The Israeli Sites For You
INTRODUCTION
This is the second part of article about Jewish Internet. Now you can read about best Israeli sites and get their addresses. Because you already know what you can expect inside a good site, I describe them more briefly. I keep continious numeration to make questions and answers about sites simplier.
ISRAELI/JEWISH RELATED SITES
7. Virtual Jerusalem
This site says: "Thank you for visiting Virtual Jerusalem located in the heart of Jerusalem."
VJ is one of most popular Jewish/Israel related sites. Very impressive cover page. Aliya information, Torah and Judaic studies, a Jewish calendar of events, current news, and clip-art library on-line. Travel & tourism page. Sneak Preview and CityNews... Connect to your heritage!
8. Israeli Info-Mall
Israeli NetVision Home Page. Big, good, very informative site. Many links for everyone and for any tastes.
9.
The SABRA Home Page of Israel
Huge site, huge amount of links to other Israeli sites. Good look at all sides of Israel's life. You can download Hebrew fonts for nothing here and read articles in Hebrew.
10.
The (almost) Complete Guide to WWW in Israel
Active since 1994, it is the good guide to the Israeli Web. About 1000 various links, mostly in Israel. Frequently updates.
11. WALLA!
Hebrew/English (mostly in Hebrew) index for all Israeli sites and the best of WWW sites. Remember: you can get Hebrew font from the Sabra Home Page.
12.
The Chagall Windows
The Synagogue of the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center was
dedicated on February 6th, 1962, as part of Hadassah's Golden Anniversary
celebration. The floors and interior walls are made of Jerusalem Stone, and
the Synagogue is illuminated by a hanging lantern and by sunlight which
streams through the magnificent Chagall Windows.
The Windows represents the 12 sons of the Patriarch Jacob, from whom
came the Twelve Tribes of Israel. You can see all of them at you screen now--from this great site!
13.
Artificia - Audio News from Israel
News from Kol Israel - Israel's Broadcasting Assocciation.
14.
Torah Discussions by Steve Gindi
Very Jewish, very religion site. Enter here!
15.
The Gateway To Qabalah
This is really Gateway to the old Jewish misterious teaching. Books, esseys, links--come on in!
REMEMBER HOLOCAUST! (Israel and USA sites)
16.
Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial
Famous Holocaust Memorial that was opened for public in 1957 in Jerusalem. Enter it!
17.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
National institution located in Washington, DC for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history.
18. Cybrary of The Holocaust
(This is new location)
Great on-line library of materials related to Holocaust. Beyond the words, this is a great site for all Jews, and not only for Jews... Remember!
19.
The Nizkor Project (Nizkor almanac)
"Nizkor" means "we will remember" in Hebrew. This site is not a single collection of Web pages but a collage of different projects, focusing around the Holocaust and debates with the Holocaust revisionists.
20.
Anne Frank in the World (USA)
About an international exhibit composed of more than 600 photographs, documents, excerpts from Anne Frank's diary and her workbooks. Unfortunately, it is not on-line.
21.
Holocaust Links
Links to many famous Holocaust/related sites.
GOVERNMENTAL SITES
22. Israeli Foreign Ministry
Front door to Israeli Government site that contains general information about various facts of Israeli government and life, as well as recent news and interesting links.
23.
Israeli Government Ministries
List of Israeli Ministries and links to them.
24.
Ministry of Immigrant Absorption-
The Ministry of Immigrant Absorption is responsible for the economic, occupational, social, and cultural integration of immigrants (olim) during their first three years in Israel. Site contains valuable information about function and structure this important Ministry.
25.
Ministry of Communication
This site contains information about Israel's communication structure, Policy and governmental agencies working under Ministry.
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION
26.
The Jewish Agency for Israel
The Jewish Agency for Israel is a voluntary, national institution with philanthropic sources of income, representing World Jewry in Israel. Agency is charged with facilitating the immigration to Israel of Jewish communities.
Site contains links to the full descriptions of all function of Agency.
27. World Zionist Organization
The Student & Academics Department
WHAT IS NEXT? I am going to write about the Jewish sites from the former USSR, Russian/Ukrainian/Jewish sites that fotmer emigree from Ukraine and Russia can read in Russian, Jewish Usenet, and--I am writing that with some hesitation--about my hard experience in searching people in Israel through Internet. Maybe something else, who knows?
(To be continued)
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Mikhail Yeselson, 1996