Everything Zakhor lets you do
From searching for a name to writing your family's Great Book — the complete tour of the platform.
The Great Book of your lineage
From the corpus of archival items and academic research, Zakhor composes a genuine encyclopedic work devoted to your family — which the community can then correct and enrich, chapter by chapter.
Where to begin
Three points of entry
Whether you are searching for a name, wish to read freely or to inscribe your family, everything begins here.
The heart of Zakhor
The lineages — over 4,300 families
Each family has its record: spelling variants of the name across languages, origins, notable figures, and its Great Book.
Directory of lineages
A complete repertory, filterable by category (Sephardi, Ashkenazi, Maghrebi…).
The Great Book
An encyclopaedic work written for each lineage, enriched by the community.
Aggregated view
All lineages in a single overall alphabetical index.
Toshavim & Megorashim
The native-born and those expelled in 1492: the great categories of families.
For children
Discovering one's lineage in an accessible and playful way.
Your family's private space
Deposit among yourselves photos, dates and memories, before entrusting them to the Great Book.
Lineages quiz
Test your knowledge of the families and their names.
The written heritage
Archival items & texts
A corpus of archival items and documents, readable from two perspectives: living memory and historical analysis.
The grand narrative
History & memory
From Antiquity to the present day: 58 centuries told, objects, journeys, and translations.
Historical summary
The thread of the history of the Jewish people, at a glance.
General history
58 centuries, one page per century.
Historical objects
The material treasures of the heritage: ritual, archaeological, artistic.
Journeys
Thematic itineraries through Memory.
Translations
Translated texts and comparative studies.
Reading room
A space for reading the foundational texts.
History quiz
Put your knowledge of history to the test.
The people & the places
Figures & geography
The great figures century by century, and the sacred and diasporic geography of the Jewish people.
Your contribution
Take part & transmit
Zakhor is a living library: each document, photo, or testimony you deposit enriches the shared Memory.
The project
Understanding Zakhor
The mission, the ecosystem and the life of the collective.
Ready to inscribe your family?
A few minutes are enough to open your lineage's Great Book.