How do we manage our database? in short: go with and feel without !
The majority of people upload and maintain their family trees via the internet rather than using offline software.
We believe that there are some strong reasons to keep the master genealogical research on a local computer that can be connected to and synced with collaborative genealogy services only when necessary.
As of 2006 we have used Family Tree Maker (FTM)
in collaboration with Ancestry®. We enjoyed their service
and technical support until 2014.
Problems started as of 2011 (ex: 1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
7).
Ancestry® and FamilySearch Family Tree (in contrary
to MyHeritage®) enable data exchange with RootsMagic™.
However their databases do not cover yet the Jewish and
Israeli existing resources that we are looking for.
As a result, we can't rely on commercial sites that have
been proven to be untrustworthy, may be sold, change their
policy, and/or unintentionally "destroy" our "precious legacy".
Therefore we keep this site private and independent,
preserving our collection of family trees, i.e.NOT
allowing edits and changes by unqualified members. Our Complementary websites:
RootsMagicOnline Turkel Tribe Tree up to date 2023
Rootsmagic, Ancestry, MyHeritage, Geni, RootsWeb, Find My Past, FamilySearch, JewishGen, JRI-Poland, Gesher Galicia, Beit Hatfutsot, Beit Hatfutsot, Billiongraves, Find a Grave, Ellis Island Search, Ancient Faces, Official USA, Find people