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Berkeley Center for Jewish Studies. In the Midst of Civilized Europe: The Pogroms of 1918-1921 and the Onset of the Holocaust with Jeffrey Veidlinger

In the Midst of Civilized Europe: The Pogroms of 1918-1921 and the Onset of the Holocaust

UC Berkeley Department of History, 3335 Dwinelle Hall 3335 Dwinelle Hall, Berkeley

Berkeley's Center for Jewish Studies presents acclaimed historian Jeffrey Veidlinger's lecture discussing the Pogroms of 1918-1921. Drawing upon long-neglected archival materials, including thousands of newly discovered witness testimonies, trial records, and official orders, Professor Veidlinger shows for the first time how this wave of genocidal violence created the conditions for the Holocaust.

photographs by roman vishniac hung at the magnes collection of jewish life and art
Event Series An Archive of Archives: Roman Vishniac’s Exhibition History | New York, 1971-72

An Archive of Archives: Roman Vishniac’s Exhibition History | New York, 1971-72

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

This inaugural installation from the Roman Vishniac Archive shares many of Roman Vishniac’s (1897-1990) most iconic images documenting Eastern-European Jewish life in the years immediately preceding the Holocaust. This group of […]

Roman Vishniac. In Focus: 1922-2022
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Roman Vishniac. In Focus: 1922-2022

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

Celebrating the richness of the Roman Vishniac Archive, this 2-day event combines an Open House featuring "A Glimpse of Vishniac," a digital display of photographs of Jewish life from Eastern and Central Europe from before World War II, as well as a day-long Symposium with internationally acclaimed scholars discussing the historical context and content of the photographs Vishniac took.

UC Berkeley 2022 Homecoming
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Cal 2022 Homecoming Open House

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

Alumni and Parents Weekend at Homecoming is scheduled for September 23–25, 2022. Join us as we come together to celebrate the Cal community with three days of engagement with fellow […]

Fred Rosenbaum speaking at the first annual Eva and Martin Libitzky Memorial Lecture

1st Annual Eva and Martin Libitzky Memorial Lecture

2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA via Zoom

Tuesday, October 11, 2022 Reception: 5:30pm Lecture and Discussion: 6:30pm In person at The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley Inaugural Lecturer: Fred Rosenbaum Award-winning […]