January 2002
The Center for Jewish History (CJH) is located in New York and has become a mecca for teachers and students who need information on Jewish history, art, and music. Although the main information resources are not on line, the site itself does have some excellent links. Their quick menu at the top left is a great addition.
Just because it's winter doesn't mean that you can't be active in sports. Come winter, I usually search for good sports web sites and I found one called Jews in Sports Online. Although it has a way to go to really be complete, their "Check it out" links bring you great bio information on Jews in basketball, tennis, and the Olympics - now when do we get baseball?
http://foundationstone.com.au/
Learning Hebrew can prove to be a difficult task. If you are trying to get a handle on it from abroad, then you need all the help you can get. FoundationStone offers free software which definitely can improve your vocabulary. Definitely a Yasher Koach to our friends down under!
http://www.jewishwomenexhibit.org/default.asp
I discovered this site in a chance encounter and I'm glad I did. Unpacking on the Prairie: Jewish Women in the Upper Midwest is outstanding in both content and design. This pictorial exhibit portrays the journeys and experiences of brave Jewish women, trekking from the old country and establishing new homes on the prairie. The selection of pictures is really fantastic; would you believe they had a Pillsbury Yiddish Cookbook?!
You don't have to be a teen to enjoy this site. TEEN-TO-TEEN is a virtual magazine written for and by teens. The articles, features, and bulletin board deal with teen issues, and other issues such as moving to a new country, Israel, aliya, high-school, and more - jokes too. Getting glimpses of teens contending with issues of the day have made recent issues heartrendering.