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The Dead Sea Scrolls are Jewish manuscripts found near Qumran from 1947 onward, preserving biblical and sectarian texts from the Second Temple period.
Primo Levi's 1947 memoir details his horrific experiences as an Italian Jewish chemist imprisoned in the Auschwitz concentration camp during WWII.
The Great Isaiah Scroll is a Dead Sea Scroll from Qumran, copied around the 2nd century BC and preserving the complete Book of Isaiah.
Elie Wiesel's seminal 1960 memoir details his horrific experiences with his father in the Nazi German concentration camps at Auschwitz and Buchenwald.
Maimonides was a 12th-century Jewish philosopher in Egypt whose Guide for the Perplexed reconciled Aristotelian philosophy with Jewish theology.
Primo Levi's 1975 memoir uses the chemical elements as a framework to reflect on his life as a chemist and his survival of the Holocaust.
The Book of Jewish Food is a 1996 cookbook by Claudia Roden that explores the culinary traditions and history of Jewish communities around the world.
The Western Wall is a surviving retaining wall of Jerusalem's Second Temple complex, expanded by Herod and central to Jewish prayer.
POLIN Museum in Warsaw opened its core exhibition in 2014 on the former ghetto site and presents a millennium of Polish Jewish history.
Babka is a dense, braided yeast cake traditionally made with enriched dough and often featuring chocolate or cinnamon fillings, resulting in a moist texture and distinctive caramelized exterior.
Rugelach are crescent-shaped pastries traditionally filled with sweet ingredients like chocolate, fruit preserves, or nut fillings, and then delicately rolled in powdered sugar before baking until golden brown.
Kapiche analyzes customer conversations across sources like surveys & calls to identify recurring pain points and unmet needs, providing data for product development and service improvement.
Envato Market is a global digital marketplace where creators sell stock photos, videos, website themes, plugins, and other design assets directly to buyers.
Sufganiyot are traditional Jewish doughnuts, typically deep-fried and generously filled with jelly or custard, commonly enjoyed during the holiday of Hanukkah.
ThemeForest is a popular online marketplace where designers and developers sell digital assets like website templates, graphics, and code to users worldwide.
The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg is a 1998 documentary about the Detroit Tigers slugger and his importance to Jewish American sports history.
George Balanchine’s *Dybbuk* (1973) is a large-scale neoclassical ballet set in 17th-century Poland, depicting the passionate and obsessive love story between Jacob and Lilah, fueled by a malevolent spirit inhabiting Lilah.
Judah Halevi was a 12th-century Jewish poet and philosopher in Spain whose Kuzari defended Judaism through a dialogue with rival faiths.
Saadia Gaon was a 10th-century Jewish philosopher in Abbasid Babylonia whose Book of Beliefs and Opinions defended Judaism with rational argument.
Gersonides was a 14th-century Jewish philosopher in Provence whose Wars of the Lord addressed providence, astronomy, and Aristotelian metaphysics.
Canadian writer celebrated for his satirical and often humorous novels depicting Jewish life in Montreal, most notably *The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz*.
Hasdai Crescas was a 14th-century Jewish philosopher in Aragon whose Or Adonai criticized Aristotelian physics and influenced later thinkers including Spinoza.
