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.

Container in the shape of a four-story tower with doors and windows cut out.

Spice Container

Silver cup with engraving of biblical figures along base and astrological figures and decorative designs on lid.

Silver Cup

Portrait painting of man facing viewer in lace collar and holding a ring with right hand.

Portrait of Court Jew with Ring

Wooden lectern with geometric designs.

Reader’s Desk

Metal box engraved with images of dogs and foliage, with handle and key on top.

Jewelry Box

Set of objects: a box lined with velvet, a small box with lid next to it, and two small shields.

Circumcision Set

Portrait painting of bearded man wearing medallion holding quill and papers and facing viewer.

Portrait of Samson Wertheimer

Plaque with Hebrew text and two chains hanging from the bottom.

Shadai’a (Dedicatory Plaque)

Manuscript page of Judeo-Persian text with illustration of three angels beneath of tree.

Ardashir-nāmah (Shāhin-i Shirāzi)

Cloth embroidered with floral border, and four central panels, the top two with pitchers, vines, and flowers, and the bottom two with trees and ribbons with Hebrew text.

Torah Cover (?)

Metal tray with repoussé images of birds and fruit around rim, and image of king and subjects in center.

Purim Tray

Cushion cover embroidered with Star of David, flowers, and decorative motifs along sides and across middle.

Cover for Circumcision Cushion