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!
Join UC Berkeley’s Center for Jewish Studies and the Magnes 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."
Presented by Berkeley’s Center for Jewish Studies and CJS Antisemitism Education Initiative, the 2025 Annual Pell Lecture features Elissa Bemporad and traces the endurance and permutation of the traditional ritual murder accusation against Jews during World War II, in particular in the German-occupied territories of the Soviet Union.
In the Magnes tradition of incubating Jewish cultural events and in celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month, the Arts & Bookfest will bring together over 30 authors and artists for panel discussions, workshops, readings, teen programs, and performances that showcase the Jewish experience through art, culture, and storytelling.
Join the dynamic team of seven UC Berkeley students enrolled in the Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program with Prof. Francesco Spagnolo, Curator of the Magnes, as they present their work investigating (and inventorying) thousands of postcards in the permanent collection.
Join the Magnes for "Jewish Material Cultures in the Muslim World," an international symposium in conjunction with the exhibition "In Plain Sight: Jewish Arts and Lives in the Muslim World."
