History
JewishGen was founded in 1987 by Susan E. King in Houston, Texas, as a Fidonet bulletin board with 150 users interested in Jewish genealogy. It later moved to the internet. On January 1, 2003, it became a division of the Museum of Jewish Heritage and relocated its official headquarters into the museum in 2008.
JewishGen's website is designed to provide a simple and easy interface, and is offered as a free public service. Over 1,000 active volunteers throughout the world contribute to its ever growing collection of databases, resources, and search tools. It lists more than 21 million Jewish records, hundreds of translated yizkor (memorial) books, research tools, family finders, educational classes, historical components, and other resources. It has a userbase of over 400,000 users worldwide.
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