Gallery Tour
Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United StatesStop by the Magnes for a free guided tour of the new exhibition, "In Plain Sight: Jewish Arts and Lives in the Muslim World."
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Sacred Light: Conversation with Deena Aranoff and Mahjabeen Dhala
Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United StatesJoin 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.
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Downtown Berkeley’s Holiday on the Plaza
Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza 2170 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, United StatesCelebrate 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.
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From Sanandaj to Essaouira: Journey through Modal Music
Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United StatesJoin the Magnes for a lecture and performance by Elana Sasson, Persian/Kurdish-American composer and vocalist.
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Restless Lexicons: Contemporary Hebrew Poetry in Translation
Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United StatesTwo 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.
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Virtual | Our Own Stories: Authors on Jewish Life in the Muslim World
Virtual via ZoomJoin 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 […]
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The Stranniki
Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United StatesJoin 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.
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Texts You Can Taste: Sephardic Culinary Heritage
Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United StatesJoin 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.
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NEW DATE! Henna Party: Celebrate Middle Eastern Jewish Wedding Traditions
Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United StatesJoin 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!
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All Consuming: Germans, Jews, and the Meaning of Meat
Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United StatesJoin UC Berkeley’s Center for Jewish Studies, the Magnes, Department of History, Department of German, and Berkeley Center for the Study of Religion for an author's discussion featuring historian and UC Berkeley Professor John Efron's latest book, "All Consuming: Germans, Jews, and the Meaning of Meat."
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Jewish Arts & Bookfest
Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United StatesJoin the Magnes in partnership with New Lehrhaus, the J Weekly, and the Jewish Community Library for the first annual Jewish Arts & BookFest in celebration of Jewish American Heritage […]