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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.
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A Description of Tyre

The word of the Lord came to me: Now you, O mortal, intone a dirge over Tyre. Say to Tyre: O you who dwell at the gateway of the sea, Who trade with the peoples on many coastlands: Thus said the…

I Believe

Laugh, laugh at all the dreams I, the dreamer, declare them too. Laugh that I have faith in mankind And I still believe in you. For my soul still yearns for freedom I have not sold it for a calf of…

Hear, O Israel!

Hear, O Israel! Will you never tire of repeating in your prayers: “Praised be the Eternal, who avengeth my injuries, Who protecteth my rights, who supporteth me in need, Who crusheth my foes, who…

Zayt gezunt (Farewell)

Farewell, farewell, Tomorrow I depart. I’ve sewn myself a pack And had my hair cut off. I’ve got myself a belt That’s tethered to my chains, Said good-bye to all my neighbors Through the wall that…

On the Roads of Siberia

On the roads of Siberia Someone may still uncover a button, a lace Of my torn shoe, A leather belt, a shard of a clay mug, A page of the holy book. On the rivers of Siberia Someone may still…

God, Man, and Devil

Hershele:For a long time . . . The first evening that you were with us, on Hanuka . . . you said that . . . that Freydenyu . . . my wife’s niece . . . that . . .Mischief:What could I have said about…