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.

Manuscript page with Hebrew text in center and illustrations surrounding, including figures on left and right of text, two cherubs above text, and group of people below.

Haggadah (Vienna)

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Facing-page manuscript with Judeo-Persian text.

Judeo-Persian Haggadah (Kaifeng)

. . . and caused us to reach this appointed time.On the first night, one should recite the blessing “who has kept us alive . . .” But on the second night, one should not read it.Blessed are…

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Manuscript page with Hebrew text in center, large decorated Hebrew word at the top of the page next to illustration of figure at top right pouring wine, and illustration of people seated at table at bottom of page.

Haggadah (Crete)

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Printed page with Hebrew text in center framed by two standing figures on either side, and six circular images with scenes of figures and buildings.

Haggadah (Amsterdam)

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Manuscript page of Hebrew text above illustration of man on mountain with crowd of people and tents below.

Haggadah (Amsterdam)

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Manuscript page with Hebrew text surrounded by illustrations of lions and man with sword at top, rulers on either side of text in the middle, and people seated at dining table at bottom of page.

Haggadah (Polna)

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Manuscript page with Hebrew text and illustration of person with hands clasped in left margin, and people eating at a table in bottom margin.

Haggadah (Ferrara)

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Five drawings of flowers arranged in horizontal panels.

Kibbutz Haggadah

Come my beloved, let us go into the open; Let us lodge among the henna shrubs. Let us go early to the vineyards; Let us see if the vine has flowered, If its blossoms have…

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