31,217 The Tree of Jewish Lineages
One genealogical database, explored in five ways: the descent tree, the ancestry view, the wheel of ancestors, the constellation of all kinships, and the family neighbourhood.
Click a name to unfold its descent, the '+' button at the top of a card to trace back to ancestors. Search, zoom and navigate within each view.
The common tree comprises two layers: lineages already documented, published and linked to their Great Books, and personal trees that families submit and connect to the existing fabric. While awaiting the interactive visualization of the whole, two paths are open to you today.
Browse lineages
More than 5,000 documented families, with their origins, name variants and diaspora.
See the lineages →Connect your tree
Import your GEDCOM or documents: they join your private space and link to historical sources.
Import my tree →This tree grows with you
The genealogy of the people is a collective work. It calls for three commitments, open to all — no account needed to begin.
Contribute content
A GEDCOM tree, a ketouba, a rabbinic deed, an oral tradition about your origins: each item you contribute can unlock research for ten other families.
Enrich the genealogy →Become a coordinator
Watch over a lineage or community: gather descendants, arbitrate sources, keep the living thread across generations.
Become a coordinator →Join the experts
Paleographers, historians, rabbis, onomasticians: your learned eye validates descents and settles uncertain cases.
Become an expert →