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March 2024

Wed 20
On left: musicians on stage with film on screen. On right: orange background with white text: The City Without Jews, A Centenary Film Soiree. UC Berkeley and Magnes logos.
Featured Featured Mar 20, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm

The City Without Jews: A Centenary Film Soirée

Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

Join us for a special screening of the historic silent film "The City Without Jews" accompanied live with original music composed and performed by klezmer violinist Alicia Svigals and silent film pianist Donald Sosin. The screening will be followed by a conversation with UC San Diego Professor Emerita Cynthia Walk and UC Berkeley Professor Philipp Lenhard.

Tue 26
From Lodz to Tel Aviv: The Satirical World of Dzigan and Shumacher, the Most Famous Yiddish Comedy Duo of the 20th Century
Featured Featured Mar 26, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

From Lodz to Tel Aviv: The Satirical World of Dzigan and Shumacher, the Most Famous Yiddish Comedy Duo of the 20th Century

Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

Join Taube Philanthropies, Berkeley's Center for Jewish Studies, and The Magnes for the Second Annual Eva and Martin Libitzky Memorial Lecture, "From Lodz to Tel Aviv: The Satirical World of Dzigan and Shumacher, the Most Famous Yiddish Comedy Duo of the 20th Century," featuring John Efron is the Koret Professor of Jewish History at UC Berkeley.

April 2024

Wed 10
woman standing in street
Featured Featured Apr 10, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Atrocities’ Truth Tellers: Armenian and Jewish Victim Testimony in Interwar Europe

Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

Join the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life and Berkeley Center for Jewish Studies for Atrocities' Truth Tellers: Armenian and Jewish Victim Testimony in Interwar Europe, the Annual Pell Lecture with Williams College Professor Alexandra Garbarini.

Thu 25
Painting of Polish shtetl
Featured Featured Apr 25, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

The Afterlife of a Shtetl

Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

Dr. Natalia Romik, curator, architect and 2022 Dan David Prize winner, returns to the Magnes to present an exclusive preview of her vibrant new exhibition soon to premier at the POLIN Museum, in Warsaw.

May 2024

Sun 19
children's smiling faces
Featured Featured May 19, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Community Day in celebration of JAHM

Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

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!

June 2024

Sun 23
road leading to horizon with title of program
Featured Featured Jun 23, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Yiddish Theatre Ensemble Play Reading Series | On the Road to Zion by Sholem Asch

Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

Please join the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life for Berkeley's award-winning Yiddish Theatre Ensemble's staged reading of Sholem Asch’s play, "On the Road to Zion."

Wed 26
Community Conversations with Hannah Weisman
Featured Featured Jun 26, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

In person | Community Conversations with Executive Director Hannah Weisman

Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

Join Executive Director Hannah Weisman and museum staffers in person for a community conversation about the Magnes. Hannah will share a brief update on the museum’s current activities and upcoming plans. Come together to share your favorite Magnes stories along with your thoughts about the present and creative ideas for the future.

Sun 30
Orange panel on left with Magnes logo and text Lomir Zingen! Let's sing with the Jewish Folk Chorus of San Francisco. On right color photo of chorus singing in front of an audience.
Featured Featured Jun 30, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Lomir Zingen! Let’s Sing with the Jewish Folk Chorus of San Francisco

Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

Join The Magnes for a special family friendly performance and sing-a-long with the Zingeray ensemble of the Jewish Folk Chorus of San Francisco.

July 2024

Thu 25
Community Conversations via Zoom
Featured Featured Jul 25, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Virtual | Community Conversations with Executive Director Hannah Weisman

Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

Join Executive Director Hannah Weisman and museum staffers virtually for a community conversation about the Magnes. Hannah will share a brief update on the museum’s current activities and upcoming plans. Come together to share your favorite Magnes stories along with your thoughts about the present and creative ideas for the future.

September 2024

Thu 5
In Plain Sight
Featured Featured Sep 5, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Exhibition Opening | In Plain Sight: Jewish Arts and Lives in the Muslim World

Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

Join us in the opening celebration of "In Plain Sight: Jewish Arts and Lives in the Muslim World," the Magnes’s newest exhibition.

Mon 23
Victoria Hanna
Featured Featured Sep 23, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Victoria Hanna at In Plain Sight: Sounds Create Worlds

Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

Join the Magnes, the Helen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies, and UC Berkeley's Center for Jewish Studies for a special performance by multi-disciplinary Israeli artist, Victoria Hanna.

November 2024

Thu 7
Happy Ottoman Purim!
Featured Featured Nov 7, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Happy Ottoman Purim! Commemorating Muslim Victories through Jewish Holidays, 1516-1860

Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

Helen Diller Annual Lecture Presented by Berkeley's Center for Jewish Studies. Co-Sponsored by the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life and Berkeley's Center for Middle Eastern Studies. This talk will explore the history of Jewish communities in the Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire. Orit Bashkin looks at the ways in which Jews in […]

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Please contact magnesprograms@berkeley.edu for summer visits by appointment.

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2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94720-6300

510-643-2526 | magnes@berkeley.edu

Plan Your Visit

Exhibitions

Programs Calendar

Magnes Collection

Magnes Collection Database

Support the Magnes

Museum Hours

In alignment with the UC Berkeley academic calendar, regular public museum hours are paused over the summer. The Magnes will resume regular hours for the fall semester beginning Thursday, August 28.

Please contact magnesprograms@berkeley.edu for summer visits by appointment.

About the Magnes

About

Accessibility

Support

News

What’s On Newsletter

Magnes Venue Rental

Contact Us

Web Accessibility Policy

Privacy Policy

Follow Us

Facebook  |  Twitter  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Flickr

©2024 The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life. All Rights Reserved.

Site designed by Hitch Media Group.