by Laura Bratt | May 12, 2023 | News
This summer The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life will host a series of Community Conversations with Executive Director Hannah Weisman to engage in meaningful dialogue around the museum’s past, present, and future. “The Magnes originated as a community entity,...
by Laura Bratt | May 8, 2023 | Featured News, News
Above image: Shenson’s Kosher Meat Market. Courtesy of Fred Levin. This May marks the 17th annual celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month, an opportunity for all Americans to connect with the vibrant and varied American Jewish experience. The Magnes...
by Laura Bratt | May 8, 2023 | News
Spring is (finally!) here and I am sensing a welcome awakening—outside our windows and here at The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life. I am thrilled to step into my new role as executive director, and I have felt warmly welcomed by The Magnes, the UC Berkeley...
by Laura Bratt | Apr 12, 2023 | News
The Berkeley Public Library Foundation presented The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life with the 2023 Fred & Pat Cody Award at the Foundation’s 20th annual Authors Dinner on March 4th. “The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life is a resource of...
by Laura Bratt | Apr 4, 2023 | Featured News, News
On Tuesday, March 7th, University of California, Berkeley and the Division of Arts and Humanities hosted a special reception celebrating The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life’s new Executive Director, Hannah Weisman, thanking the many supporters who made the...
