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.
Circumcision
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am El Shaddai. Walk in My ways and be blameless. I will establish My covenant between Me and you, and I will…
Rental of a Slave
Tsidki-Yama, son of Shillimu (Shillem), voluntarily placed Puhulla, his slave, at the disposal of Shikin-Yama, son of Hinnamu, for his wages of six shekels of silver from the first day of Abu (Ab)…
Judaism and Abortion
Balfour Brickner’s testimony was presented at hearings before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments.
Nimrod the Hunter
Cush also begot Nimrod, who was the first man of might on earth. He was a mighty hunter by the grace of the Lord; hence the saying, “Like Nimrod a mighty hunter by the grace of the Lord.”
The Path to Wisdom
My son, if you accept my words
And treasure up my commandments;
If you make your ear attentive to wisdom
And your mind open to discernment;
If you call to understanding
And cry aloud to…
Everyone Who Mourns Jerusalem Reaps Its Joy (at the Wailing Wall)
The title of this etching comes from the inscription that appears on the lower left. The picture depicts a Hasidic Jew in Jerusalem praying at the Western Wall, the remnant of the Second Temple that…
Fisher Girl of Concarneau
Alfred Wolmark painted Fisher Girl of Concarneau during a ten-week honeymoon in Concarneau, Brittany. He was fascinated by the town’s people and scenery. While in Concarneau, he painted several…
Military Orders
(Obverse) To [ . . . ] Elyashib [ . . . ] king [ . . . ] the force of [ . . . ] silv[er . . . ] produce(?) [ . . . ] (remainder of obverse is erased)
(Reverse) From Arad 50(?) and from Kinah [ . . . ]…
Synagogue in Subotica
The synagogue in Subotica (today in Serbia), is the second-largest synagogue in Europe and a rare existing example of an art-nouveau synagogues. Its interior features elaborately glazed ceramics and…
The Siloam Inscription
[The matter of] the breakthrough: And this is the matter of the breakthrough. While [the hewers were swinging the] axe, each towards his companion, and while there were still three cubits to he[w…
Jarmulowsky Bank Building
Sender Jarmulowsky’s towering twelve-story Beaux Arts bank branch was located at 54–58 Canal Street on New York’s Lower East Side. When it was built, it was the tallest building in the neighborhood…
Sargon II, Calah Summary Inscription
The Samarians, who had come to an agreement with a [hostile (?)] king not to do service or to render tribute to me, did battle. In the strength of the great gods, my lords, I fought with them; I…