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.

Glass cup and carafe with designs and Hebrew text etched on the outside.

Kiddush Cup and Wine Carafe (Amsterdam)

Cup engraved with floral motifs.

Kiddush Cup (Nuremberg)

Cup inscribed with angels, birds, and other animals with a floral motif, and Hebrew text across the lip.

Kiddush Cup (Frankfurt am Main)

Silver oil lamp with row of eight cups on bottom, and elaborate carvings of two figures and floral designs on lamp with carved birds on top.

Hanukkah Lamp (Frankfurt am Main)

Silver oil lamp with lions on each side and crown on top.

Hanukkah Lamp (Frankfurt am Main)

Nine-branched candelabrum.

Hanukkah Lamp (Heilbronn)

Eight-branched candelabrum with figure on top brandishing sword.

Hanukkah Lamp (Frankfurt am Main)

Oil lamp with row of eight cups at the bottom carved with Hebrew inscription and animal heads, and sides resembling buildings.

Hanukkah Lamp (Germany)

Silver candelabrum with eight branches and a central branch with carved figure on top, and decorative beads on each branch.

Hanukkah Lamp (Frankfurt am Main)

Silver oil lamp with row of eight cups below, carving of shell on top, and Hebrew inscription.

Hanukkah Lamp (Nuremberg)

Oil lamp with geometric carvings.

Hanukkah Lamp (Algeria)

Oil lamp with row of eight cups on the bottom and scallop-shaped decorations.

Hanukkah Lamp (New York)