News All2021202020192018201720162015201420132012201120102009200820072006200520042003 “Shared History Project” comes to UC Berkeley’s Magnes Collection Aug 31, 2022 Leo Baeck Institute’s traveling panel exhibition, “Shared History Project: 1700 Years of Jewish Life in German Speaking Lands,” will be on display at The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life during the month of September with a reception on Monday, September 19th from 5-7pm. Read More The Magnes announces new exhibition “In Twilight. Ori Sherman’s Creation” Aug 19, 2022 The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life announces its newest exhibition, “In Twilight. Ori Sherman’s Creation,” opening September 6, 2022 through the Spring of 2023 and featuring Ori Sherman’s highly imaginative series, The Creation, displayed for the first time in its entirety. Read More A message from Director John Efron Jun 13, 2022 In early May, members of the Magnes community gathered for a multi-screen display of Roman Vishniac photographs and an all-day virtual symposium of panels, discussions, and conversation entitled “Roman Vishniac. In Focus, 1922–2022.” his event possible. Read More Focusing on Vishniac May 20, 2022 The inaugural 2-day event Roman Vishniac. In Focus: 1922-2022 Open House and Symposium celebrating the Roman Vishniac Archive was a huge success! Both an in-person Open House and a virtual Symposium, The Magnes and UC Berkeley’s Center for Jewish Studies shared Vishniac’s work and the research happening around it with scholars, supporters, and the public. Read More Vishniac’s Ukraine Apr 1, 2022 Starting in 1935 and until the early months of 1939, Roman Vishniac visited and photographed Jewish communities living throughout what is now modern-day Ukraine. Vishniac’s photographs from his time spent in communities with historically large Jewish populations, captured the heart and soul of Jewish life in this region. Read More Pages: 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930Load More Keep Up-To-Date
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