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In person | Community Conversations with Executive Director Hannah Weisman

Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

Join Executive Director Hannah Weisman and museum staffers in person for a community conversation about the Magnes. Hannah will share a brief update on the museum’s current activities and upcoming plans. Come together to share your favorite Magnes stories along with your thoughts about the present and creative ideas for the future.

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Diasporic Kitchens: Jewish-Mexican Recipes and Stories

Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

Join Berkeley's Center for Jewish Studies and the Magnes for Diasporic Kitchens: Jewish-Mexican Recipes and Stories, a conversation, cooking demo, and tasting with Ilan Stavans and Margaret Boyle, authors of Sabor Judío: The Jewish-Mexican Cookbook, named a 2024 finalist in cookbooks and food writing by the Jewish Book Council.

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LABA Live: Change

Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

Join the 2025 LABA Bay Area fellows at the Magnes for LABA Live, an open-minded and free-spirited house of study showcasing their collective engagement with ancient Jewish texts on the subject of “CHANGE.”

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A Case Study of Systemic Antisemitism: The Housing Market in Paris during the Holocaust

Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

Presented by Berkeley’s Center for Jewish Studies and CJS Antisemitism Education Initiative, the 25/26 Annual Pell Lecture features Sarah Gensburger and will consider what the notion of systemic anti-Semitism can contribute to our understanding of the implementation of the Holocaust in Paris and its aftermath.

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Fall 2025 Presentation: UC Berkeley Undergraduate Research at the Magnes

Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

Join the dynamic team of UC Berkeley students enrolled in the Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program with Achinoam Aldbouby, Associate Curator of the Magnes, as they share highlights from their semester-long curatorial projects: Contextualizing Roman Vishniac's Photography Archive and the Jewish Timeline Exhibition Research Project.

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Artist Talk & Workshop | The Beginning of Possibility

Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

In the beginning was creation: ever since, Jews have delved into traditional texts to create new stories. This process, known as midrash, can be expressed in many forms, including works of visual art such as those featured in "Flowing through Time and Tradition." Join author Rabbi Adina Allen and multimedia artist Naomie Kremer to explore the visual interpretation of texts in this conversation and art workshop.

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Beit Midrash Study Session | Waters of Transformation

Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

The sixth in a series of creative, collaborative study sessions inspired by the art and objects on view in "Flowing through Time and Tradition." Through text study, personal reflection, and a series of paintings that capture the intimate essence of these transformative moments, Rabbi Katz and Karen Friedman will delve into the spiritual depths of these water-based rituals.

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Philip Roth: Stung by Life | A Conversation between Steven J. Zipperstein and Scott Saul

Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

UC Berkeley's Center for Jewish Studies Annual Diller Lecture will feature a conversation between author Steven J. Zipperstein and historian and critic Scott Saul about Zipperstein’s recently published book, "Philip Roth: Stung by Life."