Re:membering and Re:searching the past

When Jon uploaded his picture he searched Flickr for his grandmother’s name and came up with this photo of his grandmother in a DP camp.  He’d never seen this image before, though his grandmother is quite vocal and public about her experiences in the Holocaust.

He wrote to the person who had uploaded that pic, and within a few minutes she had written back, and asked him to add his photo to other groups about heroines, etc.  As he told the story (all this discovery and connection within 10 minutes, literally), we ALL got goosebumps and really felt the power and potential of this tool, and the value of broad platforms like Flickr, rather than proprietary of very focused platforms only.  I could not have planned the lesson better if I had tried.

“In recent years … the rise of social media has given Web users the technological wherewithal to

play a more active role in shaping the direction of museum

collections.”--NY Times, Jan 20, 2010

Jewish Women and the Feminist Revolution--Launched 2005

Katrina’s Jewish VoicesLaunched August 2006

Dear Carol,

I met recently with Tamara Kreinin and she told me a bit about how involved you are with the Jewish Women's Archive and especially with the Katrina's Jewish Voices project. So I wanted to write you to let you know how appreciative I am of the JWA's resources. The website has come in handy many times, even allowing me to learn about locals like Molliew Wanick and Miriam Waltzer. I also just received the poster series which I plan to use to decorate the AVODAH house.

In any case, I thought that if you have availability in the coming month (or perhaps after Mardi Gras is best), I would enjoy getting to meet with you. I would like to ask your advice with regards to AVODAH's presence in New Orleans.

Best wishes,Joshua

-- Joshua LichtmanProgram Director, New OrleansAVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps7733 Maple St., New Orleans, LA 70118504-861-1068