Holocaust Responsa Project - A Comprehensive Database of Rabbinical Responsa on matters pertaining to the Holocaust

List Price: $129.95 Discount Price: $89.95

Features:

• Windows 98 and higher

Customer Reviews:

Important document collection with technical limitations [Posted on 2007-06-11]
This is a very significant document collection and belongs in every research library used by scholars interested in Jewish history, law and thought. The CD is the only currently available collection of most (and perhaps all?) of the responsa that were created during the Holocaust. As such, its importance cannot be overstated. Be aware that the material is in Hebrew only.

Technically, this CD has pros and cons, but more negatives, I'm afraid. On the plus side, there are printing functions, and the resulting printed pages look very good. There is some search functionality, mostly through indexes. Once you get the hang of these, they are quite useful.

On the minus side, the user interface is not what one might hope it would be. The menu-driven functionality is archaic in look and feel. The entire CD feels like a product of the pre-web nineteen eighties. In such a new product, this is a disappointment. The functions and icons are not intuitive and the help system cryptic. This CD is in need of major reengineering to bring it up to post-internet user experience standards. Even the installation is a pain, with the user forced to install software locally that is annoying to remove.

review of reviewer and needs [Posted on 2008-07-18]
i only wish i could ask the reviewer some questions. I am purchasing and this review prompted more questions. This has to be the most powerful compendium on holocaust halacha. I am grateful to Bar Ilan and i am not a researcher at a university. I counsel individuals who need this resource to help heal themselves. yehudafine.com

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