by magnes_admin | Sep 6, 2016
Norman Coliver was born in Baltimore in 1918 and died in San Francisco in 2016. He graduated in 1938 from the University of Virginia, and enlisted in the army in 1941. After completing officer training, he served as an intelligence officer under General MacArthur,...
by magnes_admin | Jul 21, 2010
Irving Rabin was born in San Francisco May 11, 1930 and passed away at his Tiburon home August 15, 2012. He was the founder and CEO of Rabin Worldwide, an international industrial auction company. With his partners, he owned Butterfield & Butterfield, which was...
by magnes_admin | Jul 15, 2010
The Magnes Museum Foundation is a Supporting Organization of the Jewish Community Endowment Fund and the Jewish Community Foundation. Its primary purpose is to perpetuate the legacy of the Judah L. Magnes Museum by supporting the programs and operations of The Magnes...
by magnes_admin | Jun 12, 2010
Florence B. Helzel is a former curator of prints and drawings at the Judah L. Magnes Museum. She and her husband Leo Helzel were among the early supporters of the Museum. With degrees from Mills College and John F. Kennedy University’s Museum Studies Program, Florence...
by magnes_admin | Feb 18, 2010
Frances Dinkelspiel is the author of Towers of Gold: How One Jewish Immigrant Named Isaias Hellman Created California, published by St. Martins Press in November 2008. Frances is a fifth-generation Californian who grew up in San Francisco. A graduate of Stanford...
