Palladium Co-Sponsors JewishGen's Effort to House Every Available Jewish Family Tree on the Internet.SAN RAFAEL San Rafael (săn rəfĕl`), residential city (1990 pop. 48,404), seat of Marin co., W Calif., a suburb of San Francisco on the northern shore of San Francisco Bay; inc. 1913. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 14, 1998-- JewishGen Sponsorship Is Palladium's Second Major Genealogy genealogy (jē'nēŏl`əjē, –ăl`–, jĕ–), the study of family lineage. Genealogies have existed since ancient times. Sponsorship in the Past Two Months In Palladium Interactive's continuing support of the worldwide genealogy community, the company announced today it is sponsoring an international endeavor to archive Jewish family trees This is an index of family trees available. It includes noble, politically important and royal families as well as fictional families and thematic diagrams. Europe
The effort is spearheaded by JewishGen(R), a non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. that is the primary Internet source connecting researchers of Jewish genealogy worldwide. Through a collective effort, JewishGen, the Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (AJGS) and Beth Hatefutsoth Beit Hatefutsot or Beth Hatefutsoth (Hebrew: בית התפוצות, "The Diaspora House") — the Nahum Goldmann Museum of the Jewish Diaspora, was established in 1978, and is located on the Tel Aviv University campus , an online museum for Jewish people, will work to gather Jewish family histories from researchers around the world via the Internet. Palladium, publisher of the Ultimate Family Tree line of genealogy software Genealogy software is computer software used to collect, store, sort, and visualize genealogical data. Genealogy software will often generate kinship charts based on the data entered. , and Lineages, Inc., a premier genealogical research company, are providing the technology and computing resources that enable the submission, indexing and searching of this data online. The resulting database is accessible only to those who have previously registered surnames and towns they are searching in the JewishGen Family Finder -- a password protected program. This is to ensure that only persons interested in researching their Jewish ancestry have access to this new database known as the Family Tree of the Jewish People, FTJP FTJP Family Tree of the Jewish People . "We're delighted to have the opportunity to sponsor what is truly a monumental event for the genealogy community and Jewish people everywhere," said Ed Bernstein, president and chief executive officer of Palladium Interactive. "Through its Ultimate Family Tree products, and programs such as FTJP, Palladium is continuing a proud eighteen-year tradition of supporting the genealogy community with sponsorships, resources and software. We see this effort as another way Palladium can give something back to dedicated genealogists around the world." "Palladium's sponsorship represents a tremendous leap towards providing a mechanism geared toward providing Jewish people everywhere with a mechanism to link families that were separated during the Holocaust," said Susan King Susan King (born December 25, 1956) is a British television presenter who hosted an educational programme named Horses Galore which ran from 1977 to 1980. Before that she had hosted Country Search. She now works for HTV. She was born in Guildford, Surrey, England. , president of JewishGen. "Ed Bernstein and his team have demonstrated an unparalleled commitment to helping JewishGen fulfill their mission to preserve Jewish family histories for future generations." This technology will simplify submissions of family tree data by designating JewishGen as the single source of distribution while still allowing each submitter to identify which of the three participating organizations is to receive the information. All researchers who have previously submitted family trees to either AJGS or Beth Hatefutsoth will be asked by the respective organizations if they want to participate in the JewishGen online version. Similarly, all users who submit their family trees to JewishGen will be able to choose whether or not to have the data placed with the other two organizations. This is the second major genealogy-related sponsorship Palladium has announced in the past two months. In May, Palladium became the sole commercial sponsor of RootsWeb, the oldest and largest online genealogy data cooperative (www.rootsweb.com). About Palladium Interactive Headquartered in San Rafael, Calif., Palladium Interactive makes the most popular hobbies in people's lives even more enjoyable through CD-ROMs and the Internet. The company's first "Ultimate" CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). was its highly successful genealogy product, Ultimate Family Tree. Palladium's other areas of popular home hobby and activity software include Ultimate Collector for Beanie Babies: The Complete Unauthorized Guide and Lisa Frank Lisa Frank is an American children's artist, founder of Lisa Frank Incorporated. The artist's work appears on various commercial elementary and middle-school products, mostly school supplies. girls creativity CD-ROMs. For more information on Palladium Interactive and its products, visit the company's web site at www.palladium.net. About JewishGen, Inc. (www.jewishgen.org) Founded in 1985, JewishGen(R), Inc. is the primary Internet source connecting researchers of Jewish genealogy worldwide. A non-profit corporation, JewishGen began as a message area on Fidonet bulletin boards and was expanded to the Internet as a mailing list An automated e-mail system on the Internet, which is maintained by subject matter. There are thousands of such lists that reach millions of individuals and businesses. New users generally subscribe by sending an e-mail with the word "subscribe" in it and subsequently receive all new , newsgroup newsgroup Internet forum for discussion of specific subjects. 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CONTACT: Palladium Interactive
Robert Naify, 415/446-1700 ext 417
rnaify@palladium.net
or
JewishGen, Inc.
Susan King, 713/522-7456
susan.king@jewishgen.org
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