Ari Davidow's Page

Where Do You Consider Your "Hometown"?

This is a trick question. I live in Newton, but I have moved too often, and actually enjoy that feeling of "at home" I get when I visit any of several cities. Cities I visit often enough to have favorite walks, parks, coffee shops, and old friends include NYC's Lower East Side, Toronto, Boston, San Francisco, and Jerusalem.

What is your interest in the Mass. Studies Network?

To network with other Mass. cultural heritage folks and get a sense of who is doing what. To learn from others and to contribute what little my organization knows.

About Me:

Klezmer and blues enthusiast, online community enthusiast. At heart I am still a typographer, my original trade. That's where I first learned that both utility and grace must be present to make a page readable. To my surprise, the same is still true for web pages, and one more proof that virtual community is just another facet of "community." Another facet? The things Jane Jacobs wrote 50 years ago about community seem to apply directly to online community, too.

Your Website:

http://jwa.org

Another website or blog?

http://twitter.com/jwaonline

Your Organization:

The mission of the Jewish Women's Archive (JWA) is to uncover, chronicle, and transmit to a broad public the rich history of American Jewish women. We are an online-only archive, so there is a small office and no displays to visit. We do as much as we can with smoke and mirrors.

Your Title:

Director of Online Strategy

Major areas of interest

Archives, Community Life, Cultural Heritage, Education (college/university), Education (K-12), Ethnic Studies, History, Music