NEW EXHIBITION
Cities & Wars: Roman Vishniac in Berlin & Jerusalem 1947/1967
Cities and Wars brings together Roman Vishniac’s previously unseen images of Berlin in 1947 after the Second World War and Jerusalem in 1967 after the Six-Day War. The exhibition highlights the unique gaze of the artist, who considered both cities “home,” and carefully chronicles the devastating effects of war on urban life.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Community Day in celebration of JAHM
May 19 @ 11:00 am
Open house for families of K-5th graders in collaboration with Berkeley Unified School District. Hands-on arts activities, treasure hunt of the Global Diaspora, snacks, and Jewish world-music by Lior Ben-Hur!
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Jewish American Heritage Month at the Magnes
This May marks the 18th annual celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month, an opportunity for all Americans to connect with the vibrant and varied American Jewish experience.
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Jewish American Heritage Month at the Magnes
Above image: San Francisco Jewish Family in the Redwoods, California, ca. 1900. This May marks the 18th annual celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month, an opportunity for all Americans to connect with the vibrant and varied American Jewish experience. The...
Q&A with Student Research Apprentice Derick Lietzow
The Magnes partners with UC Berkeley’s Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program (URAP) to provide opportunities for Cal students to work with faculty on our world-renowned research and curatorial projects. As a Junior majoring in history, Derick Lietzow has...
Coming Together
With warm sunlight streaming through the window, supporters from the 2010 Campaign for the Magnes brimmed with excitement at the news of centenarian Florence Helzel’s arrival. Legendary in the Magnes community for her scholarly and philanthropic contributions, the...
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