Mission
Aims | Background and Rationale | Goals

The International Institute for Jewish Genealogy and Paul Jacobi Center in Jerusalem has elaborated its specific goals as follows:

1. Resources: to locate, collect and acquire primary and secondary source materials from all quarters and make them available to researchers from relevant disciplines.

2. Repository and Library: to create a central repository of Jewish genealogical records and resources, and to develop a central library and catalogue of Jewish Genealogy.

3. Research:

a) To conduct and support systematic research into Jewish Genealogy and Family History, encompassing the whole of the Jewish world in all eras.
b) To carry out academically approved projects on an inter-
disciplinary basis in pertinent areas, including medicine and genetics.
c) To encourage genealogical research through scholarships and competitions.

4. Teaching:

a) To foster the teaching of Jewish genealogy at university level and to promote the establishment of teaching posts, including
Endowed Chairs of Jewish Genealogy, at universities worldwide
with strong programs in Jewish Studies.
b) To develop curricula and to design courses at university level in Jewish Genealogy, inter alia with a view to training and certifying Jewish genealogists.
c) To make available for non-specialists, primarily by Internet and through “distance learning” (e-learning), practical courses on
Jewish genealogy and the techniques required to embark on family research.

5. Standards: to develop, disseminate and encourage the application
of standards for conducting and documenting Jewish genealogical research.

6. Symposia: to conduct international symposia and academic seminars
on ongoing research and related topics.

7. Publications: to publish a scientific journal of Jewish Genealogy on a periodic basis, together with a series of scholarly monographs on an occasional basis.

8. Cooperation: to cooperate closely with existing Jewish genealogical organizations and frameworks, with a view to complementing their work and making the Institute accessible to individual family historians.