As objects engraved with magical formulas, amulets offer fascinating insight into the world of beliefs that informed them. The Magnes is fortunate to own a vast number of both paper and metal amulets, designed to protect the bearer from harm. Several amulets will be on display during this PopUp Exhibiton by Yosef Rosen, a Doctoral […]
Daniel Fisher (Magnes Graduate Fellow and PhD Candidate, Near Eastern Studies) specializes in the Hebrew Bible and its early reception history. At the Magnes, Daniel is working with Dr. Francesco Spagnolo to curate Biblical Lives, an exhibition to open in fall 2015 highlighting materials from the collection that empowered Jews across history to engage with […]
A unique encounter between two world-class interpreters of Jewish musical traditions from Central and Eastern Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Esti Kenan Ofri teaches in the Department of Music at Bar Ilan University. She is a composer and a performer of Sephardic and Arabic music and dance, and a vocalist sought by some of […]
Special Guest: Sheer Ganor, Graduate Student in History, UC Berkeley This session will bring us into conversation with archival ephemera from the Jewish refugee camp in that operated in Shanghai, China during the Second World War in the Magnes Collection. Specifically we will examine identification documents, High Holiday tickets, a representation of living conditions, and […]
The debate about Sigmund Freud’s ambivalent relationship with Judaism found new inspiration in the last few decades through a wave of new publications that focus on Freud’s last work,Moses and Monotheism (1939). Dr. Sharvit’s lecture will instead concentrate on an earlier essay by Freud, The Moses of Michelangelo (1914). In this work, initially published anonymously, […]
Honoring Sonia Korn-Grimani Distinguished Survivor with Jenny Chabon Cantor Eliana Kissner Performer Benji Marks Bass and Guitar Stephanie Anne Johnson, PhD Theater Arts, Writer Susan D. Felix Berkeley Art Ambassador Noon-1:30 PM Followed by a Reception For additional information 510-981-7170
Jews have lived in Morocco for over two millennia, both prior to and eventually deeply integrated with Moroccan Muslims. Their communities were also among the largest in the Arab world, and boast an impressive cultural heritage, expressed in The Magnes Collection through textiles, photographs and illustrated manuscripts. Join Professor Emily Gottreich in exploring the history […]
Special Weekend Opening on CalDay! April 18 & 19, 11AM-4PM ON VIEW THIS SPRING: The Future of Memory: Jewish Culture in the Digital Age What should we remember? What should we forget? And who decides? An innovative project that includes an installation, a museum exhibition, and a digital research lab in which museum professionals, scholars, […]
An Interactive Panel Discussion and Presentation of Work for Faculty and Graduate Students in Jewish Studies Featuring Rachel Deblinger Postdoctoral Fellow and Digital Humanities Specialist, UC Santa Cruz Ari Y. Kelman Chair in Education and Jewish Studies, Stanford University Francesco Spagnolo Curator, The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life and Lecturer, Department of Music, […]
Special Weekend Opening on CalDay! April 18 & 19, 11AM-4PM ON VIEW THIS SPRING: The Future of Memory: Jewish Culture in the Digital Age What should we remember? What should we forget? And who decides? An innovative project that includes an installation, a museum exhibition, and a digital research lab in which museum professionals, scholars, […]
The Herman P. and Sophia Taubman Chair presents The 2015 Taubman Lectures with Professor Elchanan Reiner From Joshua to Jesus: Three Chapters of the Galilean Jewish Foundational Myth 7pm Tues, April 21 The Founder: On the Myth of Joshua in the Galilee 5pm Thurs., April 23: Sun in Givon, Samson in Galil: Rabbinic Literature Meets Local […]
Creating a good exhibition generally depends on the ability of the curator and the museum staff to tell a good story. What is needed is not so much a variety of interesting objects as a definite focus on narrative, with which the audience can interact. Join Professor Thomas W. Laqueur (Helen Fawcett Professor of History, […]
