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.
Moroccan Jews in Their Hour of Decision: Carlos de Nesry’s Reflections
Carlos de Nesry’s “Moroccan Jews in Their Hour of Decision” reveals the dilemmas facing Morocco’s Jews as independence and migration reshaped their expectations for the future.
Baghdad, Yesterday: Sasson Somekh’s Memoir of Jewish Life in Iraq
Sasson Somekh’s memoir reflects on Jewish life in 20th-century Iraq—its culture, turmoil, and the mass migration to Israel.
The Bensaïd Family: Irma Ychou’s Portrait of Algerian Jews under French Rule
Irma Ychou’s 1947 novel explores Algerian Jewish life under French colonial rule, revealing generational change and cultural transformation.
Medal Honoring Moses Montefiore: The 1840 Damascus Affair
This Berlin-struck medal commemorates Moses Montefiore and Adolphe Crémieux’s 1840 mission, which freed Jews falsely accused in the Damascus Affair.
A New Jerusalem
[ . . . ] two hundred and eighty cub[its . . .] [ . . . th]ese blocks alongside [the] city wall [ . . . ] [ . . . ] the south, and half [ . . . ] [ . . . ] the blocks [ . . . ] [ . . .…
The Eschatological Temple
And the Lord said to me:This city will be delivered up for a time,And the people will be chastened for a time,And the world will not be forgotten.Or do you think that this is the city of…
Iranians Visiting the Synagogue at Dura-Europos
In the month of Mihr, on the year 14 and day of Frawardīn when Hormizd the scribe and the Kardag of the district and the pious scribe and they came to this district of the Jews, to this place of…
Guggenheim Bilbao
Located on the Nervión river in Bilbao, Spain, the Guggenheim Bilbao is a realization of the principles of deconstructivist architecture, a movement that emerged in the 1980s and sought to break from…
Shas and Likud: Competing for Mizrahi Voters in Israel
A 2019 Shas billboard reads “Bibi Needs a Strong Lion,” symbolizing the alliance—and rivalry—between Shas and Likud in the battle for Mizrahi voters.
Life in the Ma‘abarot: Mizrahi Jewish Immigrants in Early Israel
This image shows a family entering a transit camp (ma‘abara), where many Mizrahi Jewish immigrants from Arab lands faced challenging living conditions in 1950s Israel.
Ofra Haza’s Yemenite Songs: Reclaiming Mizrahi Roots in Israeli Music
Ofra Haza’s 1984 album Yemenite Songs fused Arabic and Hebrew music, celebrating Mizrahi and Yemenite Jewish heritage in Israeli pop culture.
“The New Colossus”: The Poem That Gave Voice to the Statue of Liberty
Sephardic American poet Emma Lazarus’s 1883 poem turned the Statue of Liberty into a symbol of refuge and welcome.