Join the Magnes and the Madrasa/Midrasha Program of the Graduate Theological Union (GTU) for Sacred Light, a conversation with GTU faculty, Dr. Deena Aranoff and Dr. Madjabeen Dhala, as they explore the richness, diversity, differences, and commonalities of the Jewish and Islamic traditions.
Celebrate Hanukkah in downtown Berkeley, as part of the annual Holiday on the Plaza! Join us for a heartwarming afternoon of seasonal cheer and community fun hosted by the Downtown Berkeley Association.
Join the Magnes for a lecture and performance by Elana Sasson, Persian/Kurdish-American composer and vocalist.
Two translators, two books by important and divergent voices in contemporary Hebrew literature. Yakir Ben Moshe's Take a Breath, You’re Getting Excited walks “a tightrope of levity and weight” in its portrait of a younger poet’s frenetic, serial search for love in Tel Aviv. Simon Adaf’s Aviva-No, a cycle of elegies on the death of the poet’s sister, inhabits an opposite pole of grief and loss.
Join the Magnes, Helen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies, and JIMENA, Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa for Our Own Stories: Authors on Jewish Life in the Muslim World, a virtual program with Jewish authors Almog Behar, Ruby Namdar, and Ayelet Tsabari, and scholar Angy Cohen. The objects exhibited […]
Join UC Berkeley's Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, Berkeley's Center for Jewish Studies, and the Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies for "The Stranniki," a Russian and Yiddish musical performance with Polina Shepherd and Psoy Korolendo.
Stop by the Magnes on the last Sunday of the month for PJ Library's Story Hour, presented in partnership with PJ Library Bay Area. Each month features a different theme and book suited for children of all backgrounds as they learn about themselves and the world around them.
The Magnes invites high school students who are interested in art, history, culture, and more to connect with each other and UC Berkeley personnel on campus at our upcoming teen event.
Join the Magnes for Texts You Can Taste: Sephardic Culinary Heritage with culinary historian and cookbook author Dr. Hélène Jawhara Piñer as she reflects on ways food can tell stories about the Jewish Diaspora. A lecture, cooking demo, tasting, and book signing, Dr. Jawhara Piñer will share her research work collecting recipes from historical sources and demonstrate the preparation of traditional Sephardic foods.
In this book talk presented by the Helen Diller Institute and the Center for Jewish Studies, historian Oz Frankel examines the period of the late 1960s as a unique moment when Israel became more closely entwined with the United States not just as a strategic ally but also through its intensifying intimacy with American culture, society, and technology.
At UC Berkeley's Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, brilliance shines brightly every day, from transformative learning experiences in the museum to groundbreaking collections-based research. This BIG GIVE, we invite you to be that light to empower this extraordinary community by donating to the Magnes and being a part of UC Berkeley's biggest fundraising event of the year!
Join the Magnes and JIMENA, Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa for "Henna Party: Celebrate Middle Eastern Jewish Wedding Traditions" and experience the special garments, tastes, songs, and spirit of a traditional Sephardic and Mizrahi Henna Ceremony!
