The document summarizes the opening plenary of the 12th Jerusalem EVA/Minerva International Conference on Digitisation of Culture. It discusses three main topics: 1. The impact of digitization and examples of its digital impact from a 2013 presentation. 2. An invitation to join the Europeana Network Association and plans for Europeana from 2015-2020. 3. Developments in Judaica linked open data, including potential for a Judaica hub of expertise within Europeana and projects at the University of Frankfurt and Academy of Hebrew Language.