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A Jewish child immigrant from Casablanca, Morocco, is seen with luggage at Lod Airport, September 24, 1955. (ELDAN DAVID/GPO)
January 12, 2023, 4:48 am
Israeli immigration records dating back to 1919 now accessible online
MyHeritage shares 1.7 million files covering a roughly 60-year period, touts the database as Israel’s version of Ellis Island
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
An old photo is animated by MyHeritage's new Deep Nostalgia tool (Courtesy MyHeritage)
March 12, 2021, 12:20 pm
‘A modern séance’: New tool by Israel’s MyHeritage brings old photos to life
‘Deep Nostalgia’ feature moves many on social media as they are able to animate long-dead relatives; others use it to see famous figures in motion
By ToI Staff
MyHeritage headquarters in Or Yehuda. (MyHeritage/Wikipedia/CC BY-SA)
February 24, 2021, 11:07 pm
MyHeritage to be purchased by US equity firm in reported $600 million deal
CEO of the Israel-based online genealogy platform says the agreement with Francisco Partners ‘will enable us to reach new heights’
By ToI Staff
Israelis recieve a COVID-19 vaccine at a Maccabi Health vaccination center at the Givatayim mall, outside of Tel Aviv, February 4, 2021. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
February 8, 2021, 2:58 pm
Vaccinated people less likely to transmit coronavirus, Israeli study suggests
Nation’s largest testing lab publishes research showing older group’s viral load fell compared to younger cohort once most Israelis 60+ had received Pfizer-BioNTech shot
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative: France's rider Pierre Cherpin, 52, competes during the Stage 2 of the Dakar 2021, on January 4, 2021. (FRANCK FIFE / AFP)
January 17, 2021, 12:38 am
Israeli race drivers traveled to Saudi Arabia to compete in Dakar Rally
Participating under Belgian, US flags, some team members reportedly entered kingdom on Israeli passports, despite official ban on travelers from the Jewish state
By ToI Staff
The new 'House of Fates' Holocaust museum, housed in what was the former 'Jozsefvarosi' railway station, is pictured in Budapest on January 21, 2019. (Ferenc Isza/AFP)
August 13, 2019, 8:15 pm
Hungarians show highest rate of Ashkenazi genes after Israelis, company says
MyHeritage, which sells commercial DNA tests, says 7.5% of 5,000 Hungarians tested had over 25% Jewish Ashkenazi genes, in a country where just 1% are recognized as Jews
By Cnaan Liphshiz
MyHeritage headquarters in Or Yehuda. (MyHeritage/Wikipedia/CC BY-SA)
May 20, 2019, 7:28 pm
Israeli genealogy company MyHeritage takes on DNA health screening
New kits will screen for genetic markers linked to 29 separate conditions, from heart disease to Tay-Sachs, but not in Israel, where private testing is not allowed
By ToI Staff
A scan of the citizenship request of 20-year-old Szymel Perski, later the Israeli statesman Shimon Peres, in the British Mandate of Palestine, stamped October 1943. (Israel State Archives)
December 28, 2017, 3:19 pm
Archive of pre-state Jewish population offers glimpse of founding generation
Collaboration between MyHeritage and Israel’s State Archives puts 67,000 British Mandatory citizenship requests online
By ToI Staff
One of the photos of a Papua New Guinea tribe documented by MyHeritage (Courtesy)
April 3, 2016, 6:12 pm
Israeli genealogical site digitizes Papua New Guinea’s traditions
MyHeritage seeks to ensure the old tribal ways are not forgotten
By David Shamah
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