Before the Holocaust and Israel's revival of Hebrew, Yiddish, a dialect of German written in the Hebrew alphabet, was far and away the principal specifically Jewish language. Yiddish is, along with Aramaic, the medium in which much of Judaism's greatest literature was written. Yiddish lives, and this site will help to keep it from becoming a dead language.

An independent Quaker online magazine.

This site is not included here because the author of the print edition of the Lonely Planet guide to Panama said flattering things about The Panama News and its editor. It's a cool website, and Scott Dogget's guide is a good book.

A treasure trove of rare treats for plant enthusiasts, now online.

About and for the benefit of the world's refugees, both those who have fled across international borders and those who have been displaced within their countries by armed conflicts.

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