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A look at some local Web sites.

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Center in West Bloomfield has
each have large, sophisticated
he weather may still
developed
a detailed and so-
and useful sites. All are well
be a bit brisk, but
phisticated site at http://
organized and contain infor-
the Detroit Jewish
www.holocaustcenter.org.
mation for families contem-
community certain-
The visitor can take a brief
plating joining (the history and
is not Cyberia — no barren
tour of the HMC's exhibit
philosophy of the institutions,
wasteland here. From syna-
halls,
first discovering the
biographies
of
the
clergy)
and
gogues to camps, the number
thriving Jewish culture that
for current members (upcom-
of Detroit Jewish Web sites
existed in Europe before the
ing
programs,
articles
written
(and the amount and quality
Nazis. The site also contains
by the rabbis).
of information available) is
information about HMC
growing steadily.
programs, seminars
The logical jumping
for teachers, and
Mark
Lichterman
lives
and
works
/off point for a tour
the HMC's oral
in Huntington Woods as a health-care lawyer
through virtual
and
writer,
and
as
a
full-time
caregiver
for
his
history depart-
Jewish Detroit is a
5-yearold
son
and
2-year-old
daughter.
ment.
site called Metro
Finally, the
You can reach him on e-mail at
Detroit's Jewish
Tamarack
Camps site
susmar@ix.netcom.com.
Web, found at
found at http://www.
http://www.metrogu-
tamarackcamps.com trans-
\-,i,de.com/jewishweb/ . The
ports us from the friendly con-
General information about
/ home page of this site contains
fines of the JCC to Camp
other local synagogues is avail-
listings for categories of avail-
Maas in Ortonville. We then
able
in
the
Metro
Detroit's
able information —resources,
head north to Camp Kennedy
Jewish Web site. Although
synagogues and temples, edu-
in Michigan's upper peninsu-
most
have
yet
to
embrace
this
cational institutions, organiza-
la, then to the Agree Outpost
method of connecting with
tions, personals, business and
in WaWa, Ontario, Canada,
congregants
(and
potential
shopping. Clicking on calls up
and finally, among other
congegants), I'm convinced
d series of comprehensive and
places,
to Alaska, with the
that
within
in
a
few
years
they
current lists.
teen trip for high-school ju-
will all do so. In short order,
The number of links allow-
niors and seniors.
mailed
newsletters,
for
exam-
ing immediate surfing to the
Fortunately, (or unfortu-
ple, will become obsolete in
places with the sought-after
nately)
this has only been a
favor
of
the
up-to-the-minute
information is limited. Not to
virtual trip. We simply need to
information on the Web.
worry. We are about to set out
turn off the computer to come
Also
in
the
Metro
Detroit's
on our own whirlwind tour of
home.
Jewish Web site is a link to the
some of the major Jewish sites
Next month, I will discuss
Jewish
Community
Council's
around town. Fasten your seat
how the Internet is improving
new on-line community calen-
belts.
the quality of the Detroit-Israel
dar.
Those
seeking
informa-
Adat Shalom Synagogue —
relationship through the Fed-
tion here can search this
http://www ad atshalom. org,
eration's Partnership 2000
interactive
calendar
for
the
Congregation Shaarey Zedek
program. ❑
date of an event, or submit
— http://uscj.org/michi-
PS) I want to eat latza
programs
to
be
considered
for
gan/s-fielcs/index.html and
matza! (Confused? See Fun
placement in the calendar.
Temple Israel-
City).
The
Holocaust
Memorial
http://www.temple-israel.org

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