Sample Sources
The sources below are those contained in our three curated collections—covering themes of Passover, Gender Roles, and Holocaust Resistance. They represent a fraction of the thousands of sources that will be available when the full site launches in 2024.
If the Statue of Liberty Were a Real Person
Abandoning her pedestal, the Statue of Liberty drowns herself in sorrow about US anti-immigration policies.
DeFunis v. Odegaard and Jewish Ambivalence on Affirmative Action
A decade after the Civil Rights Act, DeFunis v. Odegaard tested affirmative action—and raised Jewish anxieties over race, equality, and belonging in America.
The Myth of the American Melting Pot
Jewish philosopher Horace Kallen argued that the “melting pot” erased diversity and that true democracy required cultural pluralism, not conformity.
Jewish Immigrant Life in America: A Bavarian Peddler’s Story
A 19th-century Bavarian Jewish immigrant recounts hardship, loneliness, and disillusionment in America—revealing the struggles behind the dream of freedom.
Jews and the Naturalization Act of 1790: Who Belonged?
The Naturalization Act of 1790 defined U.S. citizenship as “free white,” exposing tensions over identity and national belonging for early American Jews.
Title VI, Jewish Identity, and the Politics of Civil Rights
In 2004, Kenneth Marcus redefined Title VI to protect Jews and other faith groups from discrimination—reshaping civil rights law in U.S. education.
Touro Synagogue: America’s Oldest Jewish House of Worship
Built in 1763, Newport’s Touro Synagogue reflects colonial Palladian design and stands as a symbol of early Jewish life and liberty in America.
How a Jewish Appeal Shaped America’s Religious Freedom
In 1787, a Jewish Revolutionary War veteran urged the Constitutional Convention to ban religious tests—helping define America’s ideal of liberty.
ADL Responds to Trump’s Antisemitism Order and Title VI Debate
In 2019, the ADL defended Trump’s Executive Order expanding Title VI protections to Jews, arguing that it was vital to address rising campus antisemitism.
Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins
In this children's book, the legendary Jewish hero Hershel of Ostropol outwits goblins.
Hannukah Gelt
Can you guess, children, which is the best of all holidays? Hannukah, of course.
You don’t go to cheder for eight days in a row, you eat pancakes every day, spin your dreidel to your heart’s content…
Dreyfus in Kasrilevke
I doubt if the Dreyfus case made such a stir anywhere as it did in Kasrilevka.
Paris, they say, seethed like a boiling vat. The papers carried streamers, generals shot themselves, and small boys ran…