Sallyann Sack talked about the different activities of the IIJG. It is committed to developing Jewish genealogy into a recognized field of academic investigation, Within the realm of Jewish Studies and in association with a broad range of other sciences on an inter-disciplinary basis. IIJG seeks to do this by conducting scholarly research into all aspects of Jewish genealogy, both independently and collaboratively with other institutions and social scientists, as well as by promoting the teaching of Jewish genealogy at university level.