Jews and the Original World Wide WebPosted on May 13th, 2009 3
comments Martin Kace recently spoke on “The Jewish World Wide
Web from Antiquity to Today,” and proposed the idea that the
Jews originated the concept of the World Wide Web; I was
intrigued. Kace’s background is in psychology and visual arts
and his company Empax is a non-profit that advises non-profits
about branding and web use. He has worked with politicians like
Al Gore and Shimon Peres as they developed their virtual
presence to further their agendas as well as with organizations
such as Matan to create logos and brands. His thesis, derived
from the work of Gidi Grinstein, the founder of Reut, posits
that the Jews are the original world wide network. According to
Kace, the ancient dispersions of the Jews created a web of
connections and interconnection across communities and
replicated practice across regions. In Jewish communities across
the world, similar practises and beliefs, calendars and
modalities could be found and one could move from