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Fall Exhibition Opening | Living by the Book: The Jewish Bible and the Everyday Power of Text
Sep 9, 2015 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life
cordially invites you to an opening reception for
Living by The Book
The Jewish Bible & the Everyday Power of Text
Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at 5 pm
2121 Allston Way, Berkeley
Jonah and the Whale at the Port of Haifa.jpg
E. Abeshaus (1939–2008), Jonah and the Whale in Haifa Port, 1978, gift of the artist, 94.26.3
George Breslauer, Faculty Director, The Magnes, Opening Remarks
Robert Alter, Emeritus Professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature, on Writing the Bible
Peachy Levy, Collector, Santa Monica, on Collecting Biblical Objects
Francesco Spagnolo, Curator, and Daniel Fisher, Magnes Graduate Fellow, on Living by The Book
Free and open to the public
RSVP at bit.ly/magnesopening2015 by September 6, 2015
