Announcement: New JewishGen Website Design
July 27, 2009 — JewishGen is pleased to announce the completion
of the first phase of the redesign of the JewishGen website.
JewishGen is the premier website for online Jewish genealogy, and has been
an affiliate of the Museum of Jewish Heritage since 2003.
The free, easy to use website features thousands of databases, research tools,
and other resources to help those with Jewish ancestry research and
find family members.
The current redesign will offer users an easier way to begin research
into their Jewish roots and to connect with family members.
This redesign will be implemented in several phases. The first phase,
the redesign of the JewishGen homepage, is now complete and accessible at
www.JewishGen.org. The homepage was redesigned with
the goal of easy access for new users and enhanced searchability and
functionality for existing researchers. Some of the enhancements
to the homepage include:
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SIMPLICITY – New visitors to JewishGen can quickly learn
about the mission of JewishGen, the primary features, and how to get started
on their own family research.
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EASY LOGIN – Registered users can login immediately using
the Login to JewishGen feature on top of the page.
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NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS FEATURE –
The homepage will be continually updated with important news and
announcements, such as the addition of new databases, information,
projects, search tools and more.
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APPEARANCE AND FUNCTIONALITY –
The homepage is visually appealing and easy to load for users with
both high and low speed internet access.
Future phases will involve updating additional components of the website,
which consists of over 40,000 webpages, and improving functionality for
all levels of users. In addition, JewishGen continues to add new data
on a continuous basis, with approximately one million items of data added
each year.
JewishGen depends primarily on the labor and financial contributions of
its volunteers. It is only with their help that JewishGen is able
to assist the hundreds of thousands of family researchers throughout the
world. If you would like further information or you would like
to participate in our growth and improvement, please email us at
info@JewishGen.org.
With gratitude for your continued support of our organization,
Warren Blatt
Managing Director, JewishGen
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