L.A. immigrant blogs about the fun-damentals of Jerusalem

By Raphael Ahren, Haaretz.com

URL: http://www.jewishjournal.com/israel/article/la_immigrant_blogs_about_the_fun-damentals_of_jerusalem_20090914/

When Joanna Shebson immigrated to Jerusalem two years ago she discovered two phenomena: a plethora of children's events in the capital and a plethora of people complaining about the lack of culture there. Noticing that there was not one place that comprehensively listed things to do for the young ones, she started compiling lists for herself and her friends. After taking a class in social networking - during which she realized that running a blog is less complicated than it sounds - she launched in June "Fun In Jerusalem," an English-language Web site listing all events and activities for children in and around Israel's capital.

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