14 Feb 90 JUDAIC STUDIES #31 19 Shevat 50 BS"D To send a note to this listserv on any issue of common interest, address it to judaica@taunivm Edited by Y. Greenbaum CONTENTS 1) Computer Applications in Judaic Studies 2) Jewish Travelers Database 3) Surveys 1) Computer Applications in Judaic Studies From: Tzvee Zahavy MAIC@UMINN1 02/02/90 09:13:41 I would be grateful for any information on the subject of computers and Judaic Studies for use in an article I am writing. I will include information on (1) research applications, (2) teaching applications, (3) databases, (4) wordprocessing, (5) other. Please reply via bitnet or ordinary mail: Professor Tzvee Zahavy University of Minnesota Classical and Near Eastern Studies 176 Klaeber Court Minneapolis, MN 55455 Thank you. 2) Jewish Travelers Database In addition to the apparent usefulness of this listing to observant travelers, it may be seen as a source of potential contacts and informants who have access to a wide range of local Judaic resources, many of which remain otherwise unknown outside their own communities.-YG From: Robert Werman Date: Thu, 8 Feb 90 13:30 +0200 --------------------------------------------------------------- The following is a monthly posting of The Jewish Travelers Database. It's purpose is to help people who find that they have to travel to places that they know little or nothing about, and still keep kosher. The reason that it is in this format is to allow it to be always up to date. Therefore, if you live in a town that is listed below, please retrieve the information and check it for and mistakes. If you live in a town that is not listed below, send me the information (see the index below for information on how to submit). * * * The Jewish Travelers Database * * * Last Updated - 1/26/90 Welcome to the Jewish Travelers Database. a database of information for the Jewish traveler. This is the index of available information. *** We're international now! *** To get information, send a mail message addressed to one of the following addresses: kosher@gte.com (for sites with MX mailers) kosher%gte.com@relay.cs.net (for sites without MX mailers) ..!husc6!bunny!kosher (for UUCP sites) The message should contain the line: send XXXXXX where XXXXXX is either 'index' (to get this message), 'submission', or a name of a city, from the list below. 'index' will send you this file, and 'submission' will send you instructions for sending in your own information or updates. [The send XXXXX line should NOT be in the Subject: line]. If you would like to provide information, please send it to kosher-request@gte.com. This information is being maintained by Xev Gittler. I can be reached at either kosher-request@gte.com (or one of the other address types listed above), or, alternatively, you can reach me at (617) 466-2142. The following is a list of cities currently available, as well as when they were last updated: atlanta - Atlanta, GA (07/11/89) baltimore - Baltimore, Maryland area (07/14/89) boston - Boston/Brookline/Cambridge Mass (01/26/90) buffalo - Buffalo, NY (07/11/89) chicago - The Chicago area, including Skokie (07/11/89) columbus - Columbus, OH (07/11/89) denver - Denver, CO (07/11/89) detroit - Detroit, MI, and Oak Park (07/11/89) florida - Florida (07/11/89) france - France (01/26/90) greece - Greece (08/25/89) kansas - Kansas (07/11/89) london - London, England (07/19/89) los-angeles - Los Angeles (08/25/89) mexico-city - Mexico City, Mexico (09/06/89) mt-vernon - Mount Vernon, NY (07/11/89) new-jersey - New Jersey (01/26/90) new-mexico - New Mexico (08/01/89) new-york - New York City, including all 5 boroughs (07/11/89) palo-alto - Palo Alto, California (08/25/89) rochester - Rochester, NY (08/29/89) san-antonio - San Antonio, Texas (01/26/90) san-francisco - San Fransisco, CA (07/11/89) santa-ana - Santa Ana, CA (07/11/89) st-croix - Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands (07/14/89) toronto - Toronto, Canada (08/25/89) urbana - Urbana/Champaign Illinois (08/01/89) utah - Utah (07/21/89) I'm always looking for some new information, so if you have any, PLEASE send it in! (See the submission message for what I am looking for). -- Xev Gittler xg00@gte.com or xg00@gte.com@relay.cs.net 3) Surveys Several organizations are preparing to make surveys of the Judaic Studies Community, or of significant parts thereof. What should they be asking? We have some samples of survey questionnaires, and we'd like your reactions. Although I have not yet been able to post them, I will send samples to anyone who requests them. In addition, send questions which you'd like to see answered. And of course, send news of any other planned surveys which you know of. We are already aware of work connected with: a) The International Center for University Teaching of Jewish Civilization b) The National Association of Professors of Hebrew in American Institutions of Higher Learning c) The Open University of Israel