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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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A Comet Portending War

I have seen other stars with a tail before, but the people were frightened by this awesome torch. As an omen of war it does sadden my heart. Let us turn to our God, let us try to please Him.

My White Snow Princess

Oh white spirit— My princess! The spring rips, Tears at your dress. The air is full of spring’s fame Crowned with florets Carrying its perfume Spring’s fresh scents. Bringing your death, My white…

Rebbe Israel Ba‘al Shem Tov

The Birth of the Ba‘al Shem Tov One of the greatest phenomena, running like a thread throughout the spiritual history of the Jewish people, is mysticism, a remnant of ancient mythology, which could…

The Basel Program

The aim of Zionism is to create for the Jewish people a home in Palestine secured by public law.The Congress contemplates the following means to the attainment of this end:
    The promotion, on suitable…

Lecture: On Feminism and Suffrage

Ladies and Gentlemen: The word “feminism” is interpreted in different ways. Some would grant [women] exaggerated rights. Others limit their demands to their simplest form without arriving at a proper…

The Future of American Jews

But a few years ago, before the outbreak of the world-wide European upheaval [World War I], no one even entertained the possibility that a center for the revelation and development of the Jewish…

A Report Concerning the Art College

The People’s Art College in Vitebsk, fulfilling the needs of the whole Western Land, is a ripe necessity, especially since our Revolutionary time compels us with unusual force to undertake the…
Painting of people with attentive expressions standing around seated, bearded figure.
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Jankiel’s Concert

Jankiel’s Concert was inspired by a scene from Pan Tadeusz, Adam Mickiewicz’s 1834 epic poem, considered the national poem of Poland. The character of Jankiel, the Jewish innkeeper, is the most…
Abstract painting of figure peering into a small fish tank.
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Aquarium (Self-Portrait)

In this cubist-influenced self-portrait, the artist has painted herself reflected in a mirror, perhaps a symbol of a divided self. The upturned vessels on the table communicate a sense of upheaval…