Lehrhaus 360| Bridging Past and Future: The Bay Area Jewish Community

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

This conference offers a panoramic perspective on the history of the Bay Area Jewish community from the Gold Rush to the present and in-depth perspectives through workshops and a dramatic monologue. The Lehrhaus 360 event is dedicated to the memory of the Judah L. Magnes Museum’s visionary co-founder, Seymour Fromer (1922-2009), and will include tributes […]

Digital Humanities at Berkeley & The Future of Memory Reception

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

Digital Humanities at Berkeley & “The Future of Memory” Welcoming Reception Launching Digital Humanities at Berkeley A Project of the Office of the Dean of Arts and Humanities and Research IT & Opening The Future of Memory: Jewish Culture in the Digital Age A New Exhibition of The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life […]

The Nile Project | CalPerformances Symposium, Food Tasting, and Community Music Event

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

Join CalPerformances at The Magnes for a symposium, food tasting, and community music event centering around the performance of The Nile Project (Thursday, February 19, Zellerbach Hall). In a historic first, more than a dozen instrumentalists and vocalists from Sudan, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Uganda have collaborated to use the power of music to raise awareness of […]