CONTENTS:

• Introduction
• Types of Yizkor Material
• Explanation of Liability Issues
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Summary of Duties of a Coordinator for a Yizkor Book Translation Project
• How To Set Up a Fundraising Project
• Suggested Guidelines for Translation of Yizkor Material from Yiddish
• How to Raise Funds for a JewishGen Yizkor Book Sponsored Fundraising Project
• Notes on Using a Facebook “Cause” to raise money for JewishGen
• How to include images
• Submission standards
• Forms (submit one signed copy)
  1. Donor Agreement can be faxed, scanned into pdf format, or snail mailed.
  2. The Work for Hire agreement*
  3. Permission Letter to Copyright Holder
• How to add a memorial plaque to a yizkor book translation page

Reminder:  All signed forms are to be mailed to: Lance Ackerfeld, Fax: 1-909-259-7005 .

Introduction

The objective of the JewishGen Yizkor Book Project is to help make the material in the memorial books (yizkor books) of destroyed Jewish communities available to the world. One of our goals is to collect English translations of these yizkor books and to publish the translations on the JewishGen Yizkor Book web site.

You can join us in this mission by donating translations of yizkor material to be placed on our web site or by donating money to help fund new translations. The donation procedures are explained below, an overview of the liability issues followed by a FAQ (“Frequently Asked Questions”) section.  On a separate page is a step-by-step discussion on “How to set up a translation project.”  Finally, on separate pages are the required forms, which may be printed out and returned.  Please contact Lance Ackerfeld, JewishGen Yizkor Book Project Manager , at any time if you have any questions about how to proceed.

Lance Ackerfeld.
Project Manager