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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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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…

Song of the Railway

A whole world of railways appeared in our time They carry their passengers—poor men and rich. Admire the wonder, but bear this in mind: It’s really a parable, meant just for you. It is we who are…
Drawing of men in fetters arranged in a line, some with ropes around their necks, and German text above.
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Jewish Robbers

This engraving depicting “Jewish robbers” is from the book Des bekannten Diebes, Mörders und Räubers Lips Tullians, und seiner Complicen Leben und Ubelthaten (The Known Thief, Murderer, and Robber…
Print image of two rows of people in front of river with fish in it.
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Pre-Yom Kippur Customs

This woodcut from Libellus de Judaica confessione siue sabbato afflictionis (A Pamphlet Concerning the Jewish Faith or the Sabbath of Affliction), the second treatise of a zealous Christian convert…
Rectangular cloth, folded in two places, with Hebrew text embroidered on bottom half of cloth and floral border on top half.
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Torah Binder

This Torah binder is one of the earliest examples from Italy. The binder (also known as a wimpel) was intended to accompany the male child through his lifetime, through the stages of his circumcision…
Tomb with high tombstones on either end, with Hebrew inscriptions on outside of all sides.
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Tomb of Mordechai Meisel

Mordechai Meisel (1528–1601) was a court Jew, merchant, philanthropist and builder in Prague. Meisel became a member of the Prague Jewish Communal Council in 1576 and later served as its head. This is…
Manuscript page with Hebrew text, decorative motifs in margins, illustration of jaguar on top of page, and illustration of lion under tree on bottom.
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Maḥzor

This maḥzor (holiday prayer book), containing the Jewish prayers according to the Italian rite, was written by the scribe Eliezer ben Abraham of Pisa, for Yema, the widow of Moses of Modena (referred…