by Jeff | Feb 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
We are saddened by the news of the passing of William (Ze’ev) Brinner, Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, and a long-time friend and supporter of The Magnes. Among his many accomplishments, we are honored...
by Chris Slater | Jan 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
A sensation when it was released twenty-five years ago, Claude Lanzmann’s Shoah has long since passed from “mere” documentary (though it is praised as one of the greatest ever made) to attain a far higher rank, that of one of the most important historical...
by Chris Slater | Oct 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
Frances Dinkelspiel describes the groundbreaking ceremony marking the construction of a new facility to hold the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life at the Bancroft Library of the University of California, Berkeley. Berkeley Side: Magnes Collections Get New...
by Jeff | Oct 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
Frances Dinkelspiel describes the establishment of The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life at The Bancroft Library in the Fall 2010 edition of Bancroftiana, Newsletter of the Friends of The Bancroft Library. The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and...
by Chris Slater | Oct 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
The Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish StudiesGraduate Theological Union (GTU) presents An evening with Ruth Ellen Gruber Holocaust Legacy: Empty Spaces, Fading Firsthand Memories, Bold New Jewish Realities Monday, October 4, 2010 – 7PMEaston Hall, 2451 Ridge...
