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WALK THROUGH

Saturcay Decemoer 5, 1998
12:00 pm - 3:00 om

Andiamo Italia West

Argyle Shop

Bloomfield Plaza Shoe Service

Breath of Spring

Concourse Card 1-Hour Photo

On-Line Help

jfsdetroit. org

Visit It Surf It

In existence since 1927, Detroit's
Jewish Family Service has stepped
into the 1990s with a home page on
the Internet.
The JFS Web site, jfsdetroit.org ,
offers an in-depth view of the
agency and its workings.

D.O.0 Optique

Damman Hardware

Welcome tail, Detroit

Don Thomas Sporthaus

Fox Formal Wear

Frames Unlimited

Franco Colombo's Barber Shop

GNC

Gail's Office Supply

The Gallery Restaurant

Kroger

Lois Gross Dry Cleaners

Machus Bakery & Pastry Shop

Mail Boxes Etc.

Robert Mann Furs & More

Roz & Sherm

Say-on Drugs

Steve's Deli

Steve's Bagel

Studio 330

Sweet Dreams

United Good Housekeeper

The Workout Company

Trunk Shows and Teas 3% Informal Modeling and Music
Gifts and Glamour Cookies and Caroling
All for you to make your season bright!

Monte Nagler Photography Exhibit
Friday, December 4 - Thursday, December 31, 1998.
Special appearance by Mr. Nagler - December 5, 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m

A COLLECTION OF DISTINCTIVE SHOPS & SERVICES

11/27
1998

76 Detroit Jewish News

TELEGRAPH AT MAPLE

The left-hand frame offers 10
links to information regarding agency
programs and what they offer: domestic
violence, older adults, adults and fami-
lies, immigration and citizenship, leave
a legacy, alliance for adoption, volun-
teer and educational consultation.
Each section gives a brief back-
ground on what the departments do
and, when applicable, whom to talk to
for gathering the necessary informa-
tion.
While the site has been up since
Oct. 2, it has seen minor traffic
because of a lack of publicity and not
being completed, according to
Marketing Director Dave Moss, who's
in charge of writing material for the
site.
"We're looking to add color to make
it more lively," he said.
The site is overwhelmingly dark,
with a gray background and black type
on every page. Even the photos that
are used are black and white.
However, agency staff seems to be
pleased with the response it's gotten
from the sire.
"I think it can get us more into the
mainstream and allow people to get
information easier than if they called
up and tried to get a hold of some-
one," said Interim Executive Director
Karen Fink. "We are still getting off of
the pilot stage and looking to increase
what's on it."
Fink would like to have a page with
JFS job openings, and a question-and-

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answer-type of "Ask the Therapist"
page.
The links page is the most puzzling
inclusion to the site. It presents sites
relevant to JFS, such as adopting
Jewish children and Chinese children,
as well as a site for kids. Then it also
offers links to the Washington Post,
ESPN and the Detroit Institute of

Arts.

Moss said there was no method to
the inclusion of those sites. "It's just
stuff that may be of interest to the
average person," he said.
Fink hopes to add to the links page
and ask those sites to include links to
the JFS site.
This site gives solid information
that, if not aesthetically pleasing, is
easy to navigate. It is certainly worth a
look.

— Lonny Goldsmith

Seen On

The Net

Complex Sex

For a fascinating, dense treatise
on sex, sexual harassment and
political leadership
hot topics
these days — check out Jewish
renewal guru Arthur Waskow's
treatise on the subject over at the
Jewish Communication Network:
(http://www.jcn 8.co m) . And
there will be a prize to anybody
who can explain exactly what
Rabbi Waskow is trying to tell us.

—James D. Besser

Teen Travel

Suddenly, everybody is talking
about sending American Jewish
kids to Israel. But some groups
have been doing that for years. For
some interesting travel possibilities,
check out the JCC Association's
Israel Teen Connection, which
offers several cool trips, at
hap: //www. israelteens.jcca.org/

—James D. Besser