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.
The Lost Girl
[…] Statistically speaking, in any given week at the school, the rabbi had once calculated, approximately one quarter of these girls, about seventy-five girls in all, had their periods. Could anyone…
Merger
And then all that has divided us will merge
And then compassion will be wedded to power
And then softness will come to a world that is harsh and unkind
And then both men and women will be gentle
An…
Untitled
Raffi Lavie was a leader of the Tel Aviv School, or 10+ group, made up of artists who were among the first in Israel to incorporate pop art, found objects, and collage into their work. In the early…
A Summons to Mistrust
A printing error? Are your eyes getting weaker? No! You have read entirely correctly—although you may find this headline irresponsible, although . . . you find no words. Is it not precisely mistrust…
What Makes Sammy Run?
Three weeks before Sammy’s thirteenth birthday Papa came in too upset to eat.“Tonight when I come out of schule the rabbi wants to talk to me. ‘Max, my heart is like lead to tell you this,’ he says,…
The Institute for the Study of Jewish Communities in the East
The Institute for the Study of Jewish Communities in the East was established in 1948 with the aid of three bodies: the General…