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.
Psalm 8
For the leader; on the gittith. A psalm of David.
O Lord, our Lord,
How majestic is Your name throughout the earth,
You who have covered the heavens with Your splendor!
From the mouths of…
Wisdom’s Self-Praise
It is Wisdom calling,
Understanding raising her voice.
She takes her stand at the topmost heights,
By the wayside, at the crossroads,
Near the gates at the city entrance;
At the entryways, she…
A Difficult Passage in the Talmud
A Difficult Passage in the Talmud is one of the many scenes of Jewish life in Hungary, Moravia, Slovakia, Galicia, Ukraine, and Russian Poland that Isidor Kaufmann was best known for. His idyllic…
Am Kurfürstendamm
This rainy streetscape exemplifies the style and subject matter for which Lesser Ury is best known. The Kurfürstendamm is one of Berlin’s most storied boulevards, known for its very wide walking paths…
The Exiles Who Returned to Jerusalem and Judah
These are the people of the province who came up from among the captive exiles whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had carried into exile to Babylon, who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his…
Military Roster from Tel Ira
Roster: Berekyahu
Gibbeah
Roster:
Shelemyahu
Translated by Anson F. Rainey from Shmuel Aḥituv’s Hebrew edition.
Mizraḥ Tablet Lithograph
This mizraḥ (an ornamental wall plaque used to indicate the direction of Jerusalem) includes a map of the land of Israel surrounded by sacred sites and vistas. These elaborate mizraḥ sheets were often…
Elijah’s Chair
Traditionally, the prophet Elijah is believed to be present at all Jewish circumcision ceremonies, and a chair is reserved for him. It serves as the seat of the godfather, who holds the baby boy…
David Ben-Gurion Standing on His Head (Sharon Hotel Beach, Herzliya)
Paul Goldman was notable for keeping his distance from his subjects, perhaps as a show of respect. He photographed many of Israel’s early leaders. Here, David Ben-Gurion, Israel’s first prime minister…
Carob Tree Boulevard
Ori Reisman painted with a spatula, reducing his subjects to large blocks of vibrant color with little or no detail, which could be experienced as both figurative and abstract. During his lifetime he…
Diary Entry: On Circumcision
24 December. Sunday. [ . . . ]
This morning my nephew’s circumcision. A short, bow-legged man, Austerlitz, who already has 2,800 circumcisions behind him, deftly executed the affair. The oper is…
Jews in China
We shall now sum up the different opinions as regards the arrival of the Jews on Chinese soil.The missionaries reported that the Jews believe, according to a tradition, that their ancestors came to…