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The Diarna Project

Diarna, “Our Homes” in Judeo-Arabic, is the flagship initiative of Digital Heritage Mapping, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit specializing in digitally preserving historic and cultural sites worldwide. The project pioneers the use of digital mapping technologies to  explore the unfolding of Jewish history in the Middle East and North Africa through the prism of physical location by digitizing individual sites (schools, cemeteries, synagogues, shrines) and memories.

Anyone with an Internet connection can use Diarna to travel across the region as if on eagles' wings, unaffected by political and inter-religious strife below. Previously unknown or difficult to visit sites are now "visitble" via Diarna's weaving and synthesizing of satellite imagery, immersive panoramas, three-dimensional architectural models, archival and contemporary photography, scholarship, and oral history recordings. 

Dirven by a team with diverse background and outlooks--including young Muslims eager to discover their shared history--Diarna has been: featured as a resource for scholars in the "Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World" (Brill Publications, 2010); recognized as one of the 50 most innovative Jewish projects in North America by the Slingshot Fund (2009-2010); the subject of a panel at the Association of Jewish Studies' 42nd Conference; profiled in Haaretz (http://goo.gl/2N9VZ); and is partnered with Wellesley College, the Alliance Israélite Universelle, Beit Hatfutsot: The Museum of the Jewish People, and the Yad Ben-Zvi Institute.   

The immersive panos published here are an advance preview of The Diarna Project's D'fina exhibit (http://www.JewishMorocco.org), dedicated to uncovering the "buried" or "covered" Jewish treasures of Morocco.

Spanning the entire country, from metropolitan centers to remote villages, D’fina proffers a virtual passport to visitors wishing to explore mountain-top shrines of Jewish “saints” that continue to be voluntarily protected by Muslim caretakers, scorpion-guarded genizot (burial grounds for holy texts and objects), anthropomorphic tombstones in seaside cemeteries, synagogues on the edge of the Sahara Desert, and ancient urban quarters with hidden reminders of their one-time residents.  This exhibit marks the first public showing of documentation on the majority of these sites, including several Vichy regime desert labor and “discipline” camps where hundreds of Jews and non-Jewish political prisoners toiled, suffered torture, and died during the Holocaust. 

Peter Stahl

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I have always enjoyed photography, wildlife and travel, so upon retirement, have pursued all these passions. Photography,  is however,  my greatest passion. In the last 6 years, my focus has been on wildlife photography.  I have been fortunate to have close to a million hits on my pbase site, a museum showing, pictures published in magazines and bird books, many prints displayed and sold at our local bird store and over 200 photos on the Apple Ibird Pro application.  Always up for a challenge, I am now enjoying the VR 360 panoramas. Hope you enjoy them as well.

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Peter Stein

1963 - erste Fotos mit Boxkamera 6x6
1978 - erste selbst entwickelte SW Fotos mit Rollei SE35
1983 - erste einreihige Panoramen mit Farbfotos Schere und Kleber und NIKON F3, MANFROTTO 55
2002 - erste einreihige digitale Panoramen mit CASIO QV-4000, OLYMPUS C8080WZ und NIKON D50
2008 - erste mehrreihige Panoramen mit NIKON D300, TOKINA ATX 12-24 und NODAL NINJA 3
2011 - mein größtes Gigapano 151.000 x 32.000 Pixel - Dateigröße 13,6 GB
2012 - neues Equipment NIKON D800E, NIKKOR 2,8 14-24, NODAL NINJA 4

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1963 - first pictures with box camera 6x6
1978 - first self-developed BW with photos Rollei SE35
1983 - first single-row panoramas with scissors and glue and color photos NIKON F3, 55 MANFROTTO
2002 - first digital single-row panoramas with CASIO QV-4000, Nikon D50 and Olympus C8080WZ
2008 - first multi-row panoramas with Nikon D300, TOKINA ATX 12-24 and NODAL NINJA 3
2011 - my biggest Gigapano 151,000 x 32,000 pixels - File Size 13.6 GB
2012 - New Equipment Nikon D800E, Nikkor 14-24 2.8, NODAL NINJA 4

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The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

History The dream of establishing a "University of the Jewish People" in the Land of Israel formed an integral part of the early Zionist vision. With the acquisition of the Gray Hill estate atop Mount Scopus, and the laying of the cornerstone for the university-to-be in 1918, the realization of the dream was on its way.

Seven years later, on April 1, 1925, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem was opened at a festive ceremony attended, among others, by leaders of world Jewry including the University's founding father, Dr. Chaim Weizmann, distinguished academics and communal leaders of the Yishuv, and British dignitaries including Lord Balfour, Viscount Allenby and Sir Herbert Samuel. Also in attendance were Chief Rabbi Abraham Isaac Hacohen Kook, the poet Haim Nahman Bialik and many others.

The First Board of Governors of the University, chaired by Dr. Weizmann, included such luminaries as Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Martin Buber, Haim Nahman Bialik, Asher Ginsberg (Ahad Ha'am), Dr. Judah Leib Magnes, James Rothschild, Sir Alfred Mond, Nahum Sokolov, Harry Sacher and Felix M. Warburg.

The University's first three research institutes - in microbiology, chemistry and Jewish studies - had 33 faculty members and 141 students. In 1931, the University awarded its first degrees, the Master of Arts, to 13 graduates.

By 1947, the University had grown to a large, well-established research and teaching institution, encompassing humanities, science, medicine, education and agriculture (the last at a campus in Rehovot); the Jewish National and University Library; a University press; and an adult education center. Student enrollment exceeded 1,000 and there were some 200 faculty members.

The War of Independence in 1948 left the University campus cut off from Israeli west Jerusalem, and alternative facilities were found throughout the city. In 1953, construction began on a new main campus at Givat Ram in the heart of Jerusalem. A few years later work began on a health sciences campus in Ein Kerem in southwest Jerusalem, in partnership with the Hadassah Medical Organization. By the beginning of 1967, the number of faculties and schools had been greatly expanded, and enrollment exceeded 12,500.

With the reunification of Jerusalem in the Six-Day War of June 1967, work began on restoring and expanding the Mount Scopus campus. In 1981, the historical Mount Scopus campus again became the main home of the University. The University has since continued to grow, with the addition of new buildings, establishment of new programs, and recruitment of outstanding scholars, researchers and students, in fulfillment of its commitment to excellence.
Peter Thompson

Prior to my full-time photography career, I obtained a Doctorate in Entomology from the University of Natal, and spent many years working for multinational companies. For these companies I was responsible for specific African export business, and so had the opportunity to visit 22 different African countries. This is where my love of photography actually developed and I have some fascinating (though not always good) pictures of Africa!

I first took virtual tours exclusively for the tourism website My Destination Johannesburg. This gave me plenty of experience in shooting virtual tours for hotels, lodges, guest houses, museums, adventure activities, and just about any other tourism related business. After 6 years, I decided to move out of this business and concentrate on the developing art of virtual tour photography (Note: This website is unfortunately no longer being maintained by its new owner!)

I started my own company called Blue Wing Multimedia, and I now take full featured interactive virtual tours for any business interested in making their websites more attractive to their visitors. This in turn keeps a visitor on their website for longer, increasing the chance that their visitors will turn into their customers.

I offer my clients interactive virtual multimedia tours, incorporating video clips; standard panoramic virtual tours; and interactive photo tours. Our clients can "build your own tour" by selecting the type and number of photographs they wish to have, the degree of interactivity they require, and by choosing their own add-on features for the ideal displaying of their product or business. They can even send us their own quality photographs for processing. We also shoot and create short website videos.

Some of my customers over the past years include Sun International (Sun City and its Hotels), Tsogo Sun (Montecasino and its Hotels), Maropeng and Sterkfontein Caves in the Cradle of Humankind, and all the Gautrain Stations, amongst others. We also took a series of virtual tours of every camp and picnic spot in the Kruger National Park! A selection of these tours will shortly be be posted here
Peter Hoecherl

Auf meiner Homepage Oberpfalzpanorama befinden sich Kugelpanoramen, 3D-Bilder und weitere Fotos aus der Oberpfalz in Bayern. Wenn ihr immer über neue Bilder informiert sein wollt, dann folgt mir auf Twitter oder or Facebook. Kontakt: info (at) oberpfalzpanorama.de

My homepage Oberpfalzpanorama shows spherical panos, 3d pics and photos of Upper Palatinate, a region in Bavaria, Germany. Feel free to visit it! You can also follow me on Twitter or or Facebook and you'll get informed of new stuff. Email: info (at) oberpfalzpanorama.de

P.Höcherl - View my most interesting photos on Flickriver