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.
Jewish Burial Society: Sewing the Shrouds and The Washing of the Body
Women played key roles in preparing the deceased for burial. This painting shows women’s involvement in the ultimate act of generosity.
Wertheim Department Store
The Warenhaus Wertheim was owned by the Jewish Wertheim family, whose chain of department stores enjoyed significant financial success until the Nazis cut off their revenue. The façade of the massive…
Hashlamat sefer ha-kabbalah (Additions to the Book of Tradition)
I will describe only a little of the suffering undergone by the exiles, some of whom entered the kingdom of Fez by the grace of the great king, one of the righteous men of the nations of the world…
Seder ha-dorot (Order of the Generations)
Behold I request of all standing at the gate to knock,And he who wishes to enter deep within this composition of mine,Let him understand and be wise and contemplate the introduction I have composed.Fo…
Kore’ ha-dorot (Reader for the Generations)
And after the rabbi [Joseph Karo] went to Safed he studied in the study house of the rabbi, our master, Jacob Berab, and became a disciple of our master R. Berab, as is written in several places. The…
Tsemaḥ David (The Sprout of David): Introduction to the Second Part
Nevertheless, I saw from the first that many people would open their mouths wide against me [see Psalms 22:14] and speak arrogantly against me and think it a sin on my part for my having written based…