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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.
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Ben-Oni (Son of Sorrow)

I do not lift my supplicating hands, O King, O Lord, O Father, yon on high, To You whose throne dwells in the starry lands, I neither plead nor yet Your might defy. I do not ask of You to end my…

Nogah ha-tsedek (Radiance of Justice)

Better still than this is that they should recite the “Verses of Praise,” Yigdal and Adon Olam, and the other exalted prayers on Sabbaths and festivals to the accompaniment of the harp and the sound…

The Cry of the Poor Jews of Izmir

We, the poor of Israel, inhabitants of the city of Izmir, may God protect it, slaves of our lord and king, Sultan Abdülmecid, may his name be praised and long live his reign, [are] oppressed and…
Sculpture of a man standing over a boy lying on his back.
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Sacrifice of Isaac

Segal’s sculptural representation of the Akedah, the biblical story of Abraham’s near-sacrifice of his son Isaac, raised eyebrows when it was first exhibited. His irreverent depiction of Abraham as a…
Steel sculpture on steel frame outside of building. Top of sculpture is the head of a sheep with horns and bottom of sculpture is stylized head and arms of a human figure.
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Sacrifice of Isaac

Sheep and rams frequently appear in the sculptures of Kadishman, a legacy of time spent as a shepherd in his youth. Sacrifice of Isaac is a reimagining of the biblical story of the Akedah, in which…
Mixed media work featuring stack of buildings on bicycle.
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The Great Vehicle

The Great Vehicle is one of dozens of wheeled sculptures Rantzer created for “The Zionists,” his 2001 solo exhibition at the Gordon Gallery in Tel Aviv. The overall themes of the show were migration…

Protector of Women

Please listen to my words, Wise, honest, and beautiful women For my riddle is complete: Against your faithful crew [of women] Old men Raise your shame to the stars While I protect you, Defend you…