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.
A Soviet Shtetl
Like every shtetl Medzibosz has a main street, and side streets and back streets. Nowadays the old hunched little huts have mostly vanished, and there are new houses in their place—not everywhere.
Thi…
The New Russia: Pictures from a Journey
The compartment of the Berlin–Warsaw–Moscow train is warm and pleasant. The dining car is fully packed. One can hear various languages—French, German, English, Russian, Chinese, and…
Course Catalogue of the Baron Gintsburg Seminar on Oriental Studies
Schedule of Lectures and Cl[asses] at the Courses of Oriental StudiesDaysTimesSubjectsLecturersSaturday8–?History of the Oral Torah [i.e., early rabbinic literature]Dr. L. S. KatsenelsonSunday8–10 a.m…
History of the Social Movement of Jews in Poland and Russia
Our point of departure in historical research is the basic tenet that the development of social life depends on the development of the means of production that are ultimately determined by…
Quiet, Quiet
For Zishe LandauQuiet, quiet, no loud talk!Stand bent over, pale and dark,Crouched up in a ball of pain,Shut up—holding your breath in.Out of the deep nightHe’ll ride up on a white horseHeard by no…
Morris Rosenfeld
Jacob Epstein was best known for his sculptures, but he also created the illustrations for The Spirit of the Ghetto: Studies of the Jewish Quarter in New York, an early intimate and sympathetic…
Buying a Newspaper
Jacob Epstein was best known for his sculptures, but he also created the illustrations for The Spirit of the Ghetto: Studies of the Jewish Quarter in New York, an early intimate and sympathetic…
Instruction of Amenemope
Instruction of Amenemope, Egypt. This collection of sayings (only the first four columns are shown) is so similar to Proverbs 22:17–23:11 that scholars posit a close literary connection between them…
Ivory-inlaid Chair
Ivory-inlaid chair, Salamis, Cyprus, 8th or 7th century BCE. Among the most beautiful items surviving from Israel and neighboring countries are the ivory carvings used for decorating furniture, among…
Ivory-inlaid Bed
Ivory-inlaid bed, Salamis, Cyprus, 8th or 7th century BCE. Among the most beautiful items surviving from Israel and neighboring countries are the ivory carvings used for decorating furniture, among…