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.

Textile with woven image of two hands at bottom beneath censer and decorative borders.

Torah Ark Curtain (Gördes)

Cloth with embroidered columns on either side, pattern in the middle, and Hebrew text between two lions and crown on top.

Torah Ark Curtain (Kriegshaber)

Textile featuring two panels depicting Torah scrolls, Hebrew words, candles, scale, geometric shapes, and floral and plant motifs.

Torah Ark Curtain (Israel)

Cloth embroidered with decorative flowers, spirals, and lines.

Torah Ark Curtain from Woman's Dress

Pair of finials with balls on top.

Torah Finials (Kerala)

Two finials engraved with designs and Hebrew inscription, with chains hanging down from bottom and hand-shaped sculpture on top.

Torah Finials (Iraq)

Pair of finials with decoration and chains hanging down.

Torah Finials (Corfu)

Two finials with Hebrew inscription on one.

Torah Finials (Cochin)

Two finials, one with a loop in the middle, decorated with flowers and lines.

Torah Finials (Iran)

Two silver finials with bells.

Torah Finials (New York)

Finials with many layers of branches with bells and topped with crowns.

Torah Finials (London)

Finial with Hebrew inscription on its base, bells, and crown on top.

Torah Finial (Amsterdam)