Programs at The Magnes
Ann Hamilton’s Acoustic Tower Project, Geyserville, CA (July 2009)
The Magnes educational and public programs include tours, lectures, artist talks and scholarly symposia, as well as collaborations with local cultural and performing arts institutions.
The City Without Jews: A Centenary Film Soirée
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United StatesJoin us for a special screening of the historic silent film "The City Without Jews" accompanied live with original music composed and performed by klezmer violinist Alicia Svigals and silent film pianist Donald Sosin. The screening will be followed by a conversation with UC San Diego Professor Emerita Cynthia Walk and UC Berkeley Professor Philipp Lenhard.
American Shtetl: The Making of Kiryas Joel, a Hasidic Village in Upstate New York
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United StatesNomi M. Stolzenberg and David N. Myers, authors of American Shtetl, discuss how a group of pious, Yiddish-speaking Jews has grown to become a thriving insular enclave and a powerful local government in upstate New York.
From Lodz to Tel Aviv: The Satirical World of Dzigan and Shumacher, the Most Famous Yiddish Comedy Duo of the 20th Century
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United StatesJoin Taube Philanthropies, Berkeley's Center for Jewish Studies, and The Magnes for the Second Annual Eva and Martin Libitzky Memorial Lecture, "From Lodz to Tel Aviv: The Satirical World of Dzigan and Shumacher, the Most Famous Yiddish Comedy Duo of the 20th Century," featuring John Efron is the Koret Professor of Jewish History at UC Berkeley.