History of the Jews of St.Petersburg

CD-ROM and Internet demo (http://www.jewspb.ort.ru/) ORT-Gunzburg, St. Petersburg presents spectacular double CD-ROM on the history of the Jews of St. Petersburg. Click on the above link to learn more and to view a web-based introduction into this CD-ROM.

Jewish Education Resources for Schools

These educational resources are useful for schools, children and for those who are looking for information about Jewish festivals and games. This section includes sections on Israel's flag and Hanukkah.

Learning about the Holocaust through Art

Holocaust Art resource Internet based only (http://art.holocaust-education.net/) World ORT has designed and created one of the most extensive online collections of Holocaust-era art with the completion of the 2nd phase of its website Learning About the Holocaust through Art. The site was launched in 2001 in conjunction with Beit Lohamei Haghetaot, and with the generous support of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany. It has been updated at the end of 2003 and now displays 250 works of Holocaust-era art created by 27 artists, and is available in four languages: English, Hebrew, Spanish and Russian. Picture: View of the Camp in the Snow, Jacques Gotko, 1942 © Beit Lohamei Haghetaot

Navigating the Bible II CD-ROM

The World's Most Popular Torah Reading Tutor! Introducing the all-new Navigating the Bible II! Developed by ORT International , Navigating II includes all of the features made famous by the original version-full text of the Chumash, all of the Haftarah readings, singing of all of the text, translations and explanation of the text-in a brand-new re-designed version! Windows XP version available - contact World ORT for details.

Navigating the Bible II

Multi-lingual Bar/Bat Mitzvah tutor on-line Internet (http://bible.ort.org/) & CD-ROM . Take a journey of Biblical discovery. Read the Bible, sing the verses, study the Atlas, or use our calendar to find your portion or the weekly reading. This is the world's first complete multimedia version of the Five Books of Moses. Navigating the Bible features an interactive Bar/Bat Mitzvah Jewish calendar, the full Hebrew text plus Haftarot and blessings, hours of recorded singing, and valuable background information. Users are able to listen to the melodies, study the portions and learn what the scholars say. Navigating the Bible II is currently available on the Internet in English, Spanish and Russian. It is also available on CD-ROM in English, Spanish, and Russian from Davka Corporation. A German only CD is available from ORT Germany.

Yahrzeit Memorial

Yizkor - Online Yahrzeit reminder service and memorials Internet based only Many Jewish people who have lost parents or other relatives are unsure of how or when to mark the anniversary of the death - the Yahrzeit - of their departed family members. For the first time, Jewish people - whether or not they are affiliated to a synagogue - will be given the means, through technological innovation, to mark the date and to pay their repects to the memory of their loved ones.

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