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Tools & Technologies for Jewish Genealogy

Among the Institute’s major goals is the development of tools and cutting-edge technologies for the work of Jewish family historians and of social scientists in general.

Since its opening in January 2006, the Institute has been active in both of these areas and has produced a series of concrete results. A number of projects are currently in progress and others are planned for the future.

I. Tools and Technologies produced

1. Tools
  1. An original system for the determination and synchronization of Absolute Generations for genealogical purposes – devised by the late Dr. Paul Jacobi.
    Click here for details.
    Click here for details in Hebrew (slightly abbreviated).

ii. Digital Maps of Jewish Populations in Europe (1750-1950)

Created by historian Laurence Leitenberg of Lausanne, Switzerland, and digital cartographer, Sandy Crystall of Bow, New Hampshire, USA.
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2. Technologies

1. 1. Beider-Morse Phonetic Matching – an innovative soundex system for matching primarily Ashkenazic surnames.
    Click here for details.
  2. Merging of Genealogical Datasets – a pioneering system for the integration of non-compatible genealogical databases.
    Click here for details.

II. Work in Progress

1. Genealogical Glossary in Hebrew
  Being produced by a team of linguistic experts and others, headed by Dr. Chanan Rapaport.
  Click here for details.