The Dallas Virtual Jewish Community (DVJC) was founded in 1994 by Dr. David Boltz and Reid Heller as an independent project to promote the development of Jewish educational and cultural resources in North Texas. The Dallas Jewish Historical Society, the Dallas Chapter of the American Jewish Committee, Milton Tobian and the Andres Family were early sponsors of the project. Today, the DVJC remains an independent, volunteer-managed resource for Dallas' Jewish community.
Information for this web site is provided by the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas, the Jewish Community Center of Dallas, local synagogues and members of the community. Reid Heller has stayed with the project to co-ordinate our efforts and Ines
Weber manages the technical operations. Dr. Boltz, to whom we owe a great thanks for his selfless dedication to Jewish cultural resources, has moved on to other ventures.
Funding for DVJC is provided by anonymous donors.
In March 1997 DVJC registered the name www.dvjc.org and moved to a virtual server in October. DVJC is currently hosted by Pair Networks in Pittsburgh on a Pentium Pro 200 Mhz machine running a version of the UNIX operating system. The Digital Commons of Southern Methodist University was the first host of DVJC (then called DVJCC) and the site moved several times before finding its current home.
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The Dallas Virtual Jewish Community is a noncommercial community resource that promotes Jewish culture, education and scholarship in greater Dallas.
The Dallas Virtual Jewish Community promotes unrestricted communication between individuals and organizations within the local Jewish community and with Jewish communities worldwide.
The Dallas Virtual Jewish Community is a tzedaka resource for Jews locally and worldwide, devoted to publicizing the emergency needs of Jewish immigrants, the elderly and the disadvantaged.
The Dallas Virtual Jewish Community is a Zionist resource for developing awareness of Jewish Peoplehood and for promoting the safety and welfare of the State of Israel, the Jewish homeland.
The Dallas Virtual Jewish Community promotes awareness of Jewish history, local and general, and is devoted to insuring access to Jewish records and cultural artifacts through its digital archives.