MyHeritage shares 1.7 million files covering a roughly 60-year period, touts the database as Israel's version of Ellis Island

'Deep Nostalgia' feature moves many on social media as they are able to animate long-dead relatives; others use it to see famous figures in motion

CEO of the Israel-based online genealogy platform says the agreement with Francisco Partners 'will enable us to reach new heights'

Nation's largest testing lab publishes research showing older group's viral load fell compared to younger cohort once most Israelis 60+ had received Pfizer-BioNTech shot

Participating under Belgian, US flags, some team members reportedly entered kingdom on Israeli passports, despite official ban on travelers from the Jewish state

MyHeritage, which sells commercial DNA tests, says 7.5% of 5,000 Hungarians tested had over 25% Jewish Ashkenazi genes, in a country where just 1% are recognized as Jews

New kits will screen for genetic markers linked to 29 separate conditions, from heart disease to Tay-Sachs, but not in Israel, where private testing is not allowed