Israeli Genealogy Researcher
Trusted87/100Guide family history research using Israeli and Jewish genealogical data sources. Use when tracing Israeli or Jewish roots, finding family records, researching ancestors in Ottoman Palestine, British Mandate, or modern Israel, decoding Hebrew historical documents, or building a family tree from Israeli records. Covers IGRA, State Archives, NLI, rabbinate, and municipal records with structured research plans. Do NOT use for Yad Vashem Holocaust victim name searches, DNA ancestry interpretation, or non-Israeli genealogy.
Trust score 87/100 (Trusted) · 27+ installs · MIT license
Tracing family roots through Israeli records is uniquely challenging. Records span Ottoman Turkish, British English, Hebrew, Arabic, and Yiddish across multiple unconnected archives. Names change across transliteration systems and date systems shift between Hebrew, Islamic, and Gregorian calendars.
skills-ilnpx skills-il add skills-il/education@v1.1.0-israeli-genealogy-researcher --skill israeli-genealogy-researcher -a claude-codeInstall on Claude.ai, Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, Manus, or other platforms
- 1. Click "Download ZIP" to download the skill files.
- 2. Open Claude Desktop and go to Customize > Skills.
- 3. Click "+" and select "Upload a skill", then upload the ZIP file.
- 4. Start a new conversation. The skill will activate automatically when relevant.
When to Apply
- When tracing family roots in Israel or historical Palestine
- When you found a Hebrew document and need help decoding it
- When researching a specific community or town history in Israel
- When planning a genealogical research trip to Israeli archives
- When navigating multiple data sources (IGRA, State Archives, rabbinate)
- When looking for cemetery and gravestone records (JOWBR, BillionGraves, chevra kadisha) to extract a Hebrew name, father name, and death date
Try These Prompts
I am looking for information about the Cohen family who immigrated from Iraq in the 1950s. Where should I start?
I found an old Hebrew marriage certificate. Help me understand the fields and the Hebrew date
I want to research my family roots in Safed during the Ottoman period. Build me a research plan
My great-grandfather is not in IGRA. Build me a name-variant set and tell me which cemetery databases to search for his gravestone
Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
Fixed broken archive links, added cemetery and gravestone databases, Ottoman and Mandate-era record types, a systematic Hebrew/Yiddish name-variant methodology, plus Examples, MCP, and Reference Links sections.
May 14, 2026
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