MyHeritage adds world's oldest Jewish newspaper to its digital collection of historical records
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AVIV, Israel and LEHI, Utah & LONDON, England – March 30, 2014:
MyHeritage, the popular family history network, announced today that it
has added The Jewish Chronicle newspaper archive to its digital
collection of historical records. The archive contains over 200,000
pages and millions of names, and dates back to 1841.
The
Jewish Chronicle is the world's oldest continuously published Jewish
newspaper. Based in London with reporters located around the globe, the
newspaper captured the lives and times of the Jewish people during waves
of immigration from Europe to Britain during two world wars and Jewish
life in England at the turn of two centuries.
The
Jewish Chronicle includes details of births, marriages and deaths that
occurred within the British Jewish community, providing a rich source of
information for people researching their family history. Many Jewish
individuals and families from Europe resided in the UK before moving on
to the USA, Canada, and other countries. Information on those families
is also available in the pages of The Jewish Chronicle.
In
addition to The Jewish Chronicle, MyHeritage is currently adding
millions of records from a variety of Jewish organizations. Included are
the Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA) databases with various
records related to Israel. This collection spans the years 1860 to 1960
– covering the lead up to and the establishment of the State of Israel.
Surnames and given names in the IGRA databases have been transliterated
so the documents are searchable in both English and Hebrew.
Another
collection soon to be live on MyHeritage is Avelim, containing
searchable death notices from Israel. Access to IGRA and Avelim content
on MyHeritage will be free.
“We're
delighted to offer these unique collections, that have never been
offered on commercial family history mega-sites before”, said Russ
Wilding, Chief Content Officer of MyHeritage. “The Jewish Chronicle is
an extremely social publication, capturing the lives of individuals and
families who lived in the UK and beyond. Anyone with Jewish ancestors
who lived in the UK is bound to make fascinating discoveries.”
The
new collections will be available for searching via SuperSearch,
MyHeritage’s search engine which contains billions of historical
records. MyHeritage users enjoy highly accurate matching technologies
that automatically match relevant newspaper articles and records with
their family trees, notifying users whenever relevant information is
found.
The Jewish Chronicle collection is available online at http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10148/the-jewish-chronicle
About MyHeritage
MyHeritage is a family history network helping millions of families
around the world discover and share their legacy online. As technology
thought leaders and innovators in the space, MyHeritage is transforming
family history into an activity that’s accessible, exciting and easier
than ever before. MyHeritage empowers its global community of users with
unique social tools, a massive library of historical content and
powerful search and data matching technologies. The service is available
in 40 languages. For more information visit www.myheritage.com
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