Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree
Burbank, CA
June 1, 2019
The Genealogy Guys Podcast and Vivid-Pix have today given MyHeritage Ltd. its highest Unsung Heroes Award for extraordinary service to the genealogy community.
Said Drew Smith in his presentation, "MyHeritage
has been involved with numerous pro bono projects over the years. We are here
today to recognize the completion of their unprecedented five-year project to
digitize every cemetery in Israel. MyHeritage employees, friends, and volunteers
systematically photographed and transcribed almost every grave. The company
specifically recruited full-time employees to complete the work. They photographed 638 cemeteries
throughout Israel. 2.1 million photos were taken of 1.5 million gravestones,
and the company teamed
with BillionGraves to make the results available online.
"MyHeritage
embodies the true spirit of volunteerism, and this project is just one of its
many mitzvahs or good deeds for the global community. We
are therefore presenting this plaque to Daniel Horowitz of MyHeritage today as
part of our Unsung Heroes Awards. It reads:
In recognition of the
completion of its landmark
project to digitize all
of the cemeteries in Israel
and make the records
available online, we hereby honor
MyHeritage Ltd.
This award acknowledges
the company’s continuous
commitment to the
documentation of the past
and its dedication to
preservation for future generations.
"Thank
you, MyHeritage, for your great leadership and generosity!"
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| Plaque given to Daniel Horowitz of MyHeritage in recognition of its Israel Cemetery Project. |
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