Jewish Virtual Library
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The '''Jewish Virtual Library''' is an online [[encyclopedia]] published by the American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise (AICE). It was established in 1993 (at an alternate address) and is a comprehensive Web site covering Israel, the Jewish people and Jewish culture.<ref>Karen Evans, Jewish Virtual Library at the Internet Reviews Archive, American Library Association, Oct 2002</ref> It has received awards from [[Britannica]], [[US Today]], and the [[Jewish Agency]].<ref>[http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/awards.html Awards page] at Jewish Virtual Library</ref>
It includes more than 13,000 articles and 6,000 photographs and maps<ref>Michigan State University Library [http://er.lib.msu.edu/item.cfm?item=050152]</ref> related to [[Jewish history]], [[Israel]], U.S.-Israel relations, the [[Holocaust]], [[anti-Semitism]], and [[Judaism]]. In May 2008 Google listed the site as having about 15,400 page[http://www.google.com/search?q=site:www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&channel=s&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&hs=Oz7&pwst=1&start=990&sa=N] and about 6,170 images. [http://images.google.com/images?q=site:www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org&ndsp=20&um=1&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&channel=s&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&hs=g17&start=960&sa=N]
The site has 13 sections<ref>[http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/index.html Jewish Virtual Library main index]</ref>:
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*History
*Women
*[[The Holocaust]]
*Travel
*[[Israel]] and the United States
*Maps
*Politics
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*Biography
*Israel
*Religion
*Judaic Treasures of the [[Library of Congress]]
*Vital Statistics
*Reference
|}
Each of these branches contains numerous subcategories. For example the Religion category includes the complete text of the [[Tanakh]] as well as excerpts from other Jewish holy books, descriptions of [[Jewish holidays]], as well as descriptions of the relations between [[Jew]]s, [[Christian]]s, and [[Muslim]]s.
The library also includes a chronicle of the state of the Jewish population in every country where they exist in significant numbers. There is also a description of the state of relations between Israel and almost every other consequential nation in the world.
The AICE is a non-profit [[501(c)(3)]], non-partisan organization established "to strengthen the U.S.-Israel relationship by emphasizing the fundamentals of the alliance." The American Library Association described the site as "easily accessible, [with] balanced information".<ref>Karen Evans, Jewish Virtual Library at the Internet Reviews Archive, American Library Association, Oct 2002</ref>
The Executive Director is [[Mitchell G. Bard]].
== Notability ==
In addition to praise from the American Library Association,<ref>Karen Evans, Jewish Virtual Library at the Internet Reviews Archive, American Library Association, Oct 2002</ref> Jewish Virtual Library is referenced by [[PBS]]<ref>[http://www.pbs.org/jewishamericans/resources/index.html THE JEWISH AMERICANS], at PBS</ref> and is listed as reference by academic libraries including PennState<ref>Holocaust and Jewish Studies[http://www.hbg.psu.edu/library/hgc/hjstudies.html]</ref>, Michigan State University<ref>Connect to "Jewish Virtual Library" [http://er.lib.msu.edu/item.cfm?item=050152]</ref>, University of Washington<ref>Middle East History Web Sites, University of Washington Libraries[http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/history/tm/mideast.html]</ref>, King's College London<ref>Theology and Religious Studies resources, King's College London, [http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iss/ir/subject/humanities/theology.html]</ref>, The Center for Holocaust, Genocide & Peace Studies at the University of Nevada<ref>Center Links, [http://www.unr.edu/chgps/links/holocaust.htm Center for Holocaust, Genocide & Peace Studies], University of Nevada at Reno</ref> and many others.
==See also==
*[[List of online encyclopedias]]
*[[AIPAC]]
*[[Jewish lobby]]
==External links==
*[http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/ Jewish Virtual Library]
==References==
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[[Category:Encyclopedias on culture and ethnicity]]
[[Category:Encyclopedias on religion]]
[[Category:Judaism websites]]
[[Category:Jewish literature]]
[[Category:Non-profit organizations]]
[[Category:Online encyclopedias]]
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