Jewhoo is not quite like any other Jewish site on the web. It looks like Yahoo. (The look is, in fact, a parody). But, Jewhoo is NOT a search engine of other Jewish sites. NO SUCH SITE EXISTS ON THE WEB. There are many good Jewish community sites that have extensive lists of Jewish links. There are a lot of “junky” Jewish sites that have smaller lists of links and not much more. None of these sites really search the content on other sites. At best they search the brief description of the links on their site for the term you enter. If that term is not in the site’s description, you get nothing really usable. Only the major general search engines like Yahoo or Google search for content on thousands of sites.  Jewish sites that only list links are cheap to create and easy to maintain. Jewhoo is a far more ambitious project. Therefore, if you came here looking for a search engine or a list of links —stop— visit— and appreciate the site for what it is. Most people like it.  Jewhoo is a site that celebrates the Jewish contribution to civilization and is well on its way to being a Jewish biographical encyclopedia. Famous Jewish or “part” Jewish persons, in a wide variety of fields, are organized by category. You can search for a person by entering his/her name in the search engine. Or you can simply click on a category and enjoy yourself by reading the material on the people in the category. Follow the search instructions posted near the search engine. We now have the capability of adding hyperlinks to each name. It is our intent to add hyperlinks to the best sites about the person. Thus you will have a choice—you can learn a little about the person---what is posted on Jewhoo. Or a lot—by visiting some of the hyperlinks. In addition, pressing on the main hyperlink does an web search on the particular person. We have just started to add the supplemental hyperlinks (as of November, 2000). Bear with us as we add more and more great links.  But, Jewhoo is more than lists of famous people. It is increasingly a site with features. The features are found on the feature pages in the center of the site. There are profiles of famous Jewish people, articles on Jewish issues, excerpts from books, and some fun interactive features. Since the beginning, Jewhoo has tried to balance being serious and lighthearted. That lightheartedness is expressed in our look, some of our features, and in some of our comments on the people listed on the site. Our serious side is expressed in our overall purpose, many of the listings, and in some of our feature pieces.  We do have a links page. And we will add to it regularly. But that is not our main purpose. To people doing research, Jewhoo is probably not the place to start research on a topic like “Jews in medieval Europe”. The site is organized by people—not by concept. And it is currently much oriented towards people who are famous in the secular world—as opposed to the Jewish world. We hope to balance this orientation as our time and volunteer help allows. (If you are interested in lending a hand, let us know!) We have just (11/00) added a Jewish music category. It has few names now. That should change quickly. Nate Jewhoo! Editor  Additional Information If you have any additional questions, please contact: editor@jewhoo.com.