Oral History Project Director Webmaster with unix experience. The project concerns the southern New Jersey community of Woodbine, NJ, a utopian agrarian settlement founded by Russian Jewish immigrants in the 1890s. The project term is expected to be 6- 12 months, beginning as soon as possible. The Philadelphia Jewish Archives Center was founded in 1972 to gather and preserve the records of the Jewish communities in the Philadelphia region, and to make them available to researchers and the general public. It is today the major repository of those records, including 2,500 collections and 7,500 photographs.
Position requires server and email administration.
Successful candidate will enjoy a constantly changing and growing environment, be self-motivated and have the ability and desire to keep current on new technologies. Requires minimum of 2 years Web server management, administration and development experience. Set up of domain names and e-mail accounts. Domains mapping etc. The year-long course, which meets 3 times a week, provides students with an introduction to reading, writing, and speaking standard Yiddish, focusing on fundamentals of grammar, basic vocabulary, as well as familiarizing students with a range of songs and other introductory cultural texts.