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Mary Barkan

Steven Lasky

Sidney & Arline Sachs
Nancy Adelson
Angelika Ellmann-Krüger and Dietrich Ellmann
Leo Baeck Institute

Marian L Smith  

1. Purpose:

• To encourage noteworthy projects and activities relating to Jewish genealogy that increase the availability of resources, demonstrate creative techniques others can use or increase interest and participation in Jewish Genealogy.

2. Eligibility

• Recognition is open to non-profit organizations and individuals. Recognition does not disqualify such an organization or individual from being nominated for or receiving an Outstanding Achievement Award.

• For consideration, the project or effort must have been completed since January 1st of the prior year (exception: during 2006, projects or efforts completed since January 1, 2001 can be submitted for recognition.

• Segments or phases of a larger project may be considered. However, it is the result from that segment or phase alone which must meet the criteria.

3. Ineligibility

• Efforts or activities previously recognized by the IAJGS either through this
  program, through an IAJGS Outstanding Achievement Award or through the Stern Award.

•  “for profit” commercial organization.

• An individual serving on the selection committee is not eligible during their tenure as a committee member. However, an organization to which that individual belongs is not ineligible during that time.

4. Criteria for Recognition

• One or more of the following will be used to evaluate efforts and activities:

1. Did the project or activity increase the availability of resources for Jewish Genealogy?
2. Did the project or activity demonstrate creative techniques others can use?
3. Did the project or activity increase interest and participation in Jewish Genealogy?

5.  Process

• There is no limit on the number of worthy efforts or activities that may be recognized.
  Nominations must be submitted to the IAJGS Salutes committee (See below).  They may be submitted at any time and recognition will be ongoing throughout the year.

• Upon receipt of a nomination, the committee with consider it and within 30 days submit its recommendation to the IAJGS President.

• Upon the endorsement of the president, the organization or individual will be recognized on the IAJGS website.

6.  What do those recognized receive?

• Recognition on the IAJGS Web Site.

• Publicity submitted by IAJGS to on-line digests and newsletters.

The IAJGS Salutes Committee:

Name of Individual or non-profit organization being nominated.
Contact information for the Individual or non-profit organization being nominated (mailing address and e-mail address).
Your contact information (mailing address and e-mail address).
Date when the project or activity was completed.
Describe in no more than 250 words why the project or activity satisfies one or more of the criteria described in Paragraph 4 above.

Thank you for helping us SALUTE individuals and non-profit organizations that have completed noteworthy projects and activities relating to Jewish genealogy!