A New York-based Internet company that operates a major Jewish Web site is going public. Virtual Communities Inc. operates the Virtual Jerusalem site — www.virtualjerusalem.com — which includes 24-hour news and an online English news radio station. The company, which also runs sites designed for other ethnic groups, is merging with Heuristic Development Group Inc. and will be traded on the NASDAQ Small Cap Market under the symbol VCIX. Virtual Jerusalem operates JTA’s Web site.
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