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."
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.
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.
Stop by the Magnes on the last Sunday of the month for PJ Library's Story Hour, presented in partnership with PJ Library Bay Area. Each month features a different theme and book suited for children of all backgrounds as they learn about themselves and the world around them.
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.
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."
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!
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 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.
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 UC Berkeley's Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, Berkeley's Center for Jewish Studies, and the Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies for "The Stranniki," a Russian and Yiddish musical performance with Polina Shepherd and Psoy Korolendo.
Two translators, two books by important and divergent voices in contemporary Hebrew literature. Yakir Ben Moshe's Take a Breath, You’re Getting Excited walks “a tightrope of levity and weight” in its portrait of a younger poet’s frenetic, serial search for love in Tel Aviv. Simon Adaf’s Aviva-No, a cycle of elegies on the death of the poet’s sister, inhabits an opposite pole of grief and loss.
