The Institute plans to initiate the following projects which fall into the category of “Tools and Technologies” to advance the work of Jewish genealogists and social scientists in general:

1. Interactive Maps

   The development of a series of computer-based interactive maps, mainly designed to show major centres of Jewish populations, their demographic composition and their migrations over extended periods of time.

2. Mapping and Cataloguing of Genealogical Resources

   The systematic mapping of primary sources and other resources for Jewish genealogy in national archives, libraries, private collections etc. throughout the world, on a geographical basis, with a view to providing a comprehensive research tool.

3. Master Bibliography

   The production of a multi-lingual master bibliography for Jewish genealogy, broadly based to include published genealogies and family histories, biographies, rabbinical works, existing bibliographical lists, catalogues, encyclopaedias, reference works, atlases, gazetteers, guides to archives and sources, and a panoply of relevant websites.

4. Digitalization of articles on Jewish Genealogy

   The systematic digitalization of significant articles from hard to access Jewish genealogical periodicals and scholarly journals for publication both on this website and on CD’s, with an advanced search engine to facilitate use by researchers and family historians.