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J-Ark - European Jewish Community Archive

This project aimed to promote the adoption of eArchiving solutions and standards by the European cultural heritage sector, using Jewish heritage as its source material.

Posted on Wednesday August 25, 2021

Updated on Tuesday May 16, 2023


1 September 2021 to 28 February 2023
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Five slim strips of stained glass
Title:
[Glas-in-lood raam westkant J. Obrecht Synagoge]
Creator:
Willem Bogtman
Date:
(1882-1955) - 1927
Institution:
Joods Historisch Museum
Country:
Netherlands

About the project

J-Ark -European Jewish Community Archive connected the eArchivingEuropeana, and eTranslation CEF digital services to support long-term viability and sustainability of Jewish heritage archives in an integrated long-term preservation platform named J-Ark. 

This online solution offers cloud services to ingest, preserve and distribute a wide range of heritage materials, including oral history interviews and recordings, historical photographs, documents, and more. J-Ark is based on RODA, a mature open-source digital preservation platform, and will be customised according to the project needs.   

J-Ark provded built-in support for Europeana and eTranslation DSIs. As a result, the ingested heritage materials were offered to Europeana for publishing and automatically translated into the European languages of choice. The long-term sustainability of the system is ensured through a combination of public funding, private funding (including from Jewish philanthropy) and usage fees. 

This project was an eArchiving Generic Services project co-financed by the Connecting Europe Facility of the European Union.

Project partners

  1. Pangeanic - Spain (coordinator)

  2. Stichting Jewish Heritage Network - Netherlands

  3. Keep Solutions - Portugal 

  4. Europeana Foundation -  Netherlands

  5. Ośrodek “Brama Grodzka - Poland

  6. Jewish Community of Lithuania - Lithuania

Project news

  • Announcing the launch of the J-Ark platform
    Title:
    Stained glass window west side J. Obrecht Synagogue]
    Creator:
    Bogtman, Willem (1882-1955)
    Date:
    1927
    Institution:
    Jewish Historical Museum
    Country:
    Netherlands
    News Created: 22 February 2023 Alexander Raginsky

    Announcing the launch of the J-Ark platform

    J-Ark project partners are excited to announce the launch of J-Ark, an innovative new long-term preservation solution designed specifically for small and medium Jewish archives. J-Ark is a unique platform that connects the common European data space for cultural heritage and the European Commission’s eArchiving and eTranslation services.

  • Discover how the J-Ark project connects data aggregation with preservation
    Title:
    Show window west side J. Obrecht Synagogue]
    Creator:
    Elte, Harry (1880-1944) Bogtman, Willem (1882-1955)
    Date:
    1920 - 1925
    Institution:
    Jewish Historical Museum
    Country:
    Netherlands
    News Created: 23 January 2023 Pavel Kats

    Discover how the J-Ark project connects data aggregation with preservation

    The J-Ark project aims to explore how aggregation of cultural heritage content can be connected with its long-term preservation. Find out more about the project’s work, discover how its insights are relevant to data spaces, and join an upcoming event which explores this topic.

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