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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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Virtual | 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 virtually 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.

Workshop | Curating “In Plain Sight: Jewish Arts and Lives from the Muslim World”

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

The Magnes invites faculty, students, and staff from UC Berkeley and neighboring universities to a curatorial workshop about the new exhibition In Plain Sight: Jewish Arts and Lives in the Muslim World featuring co-curators Dr. Qamar Adamjee, scholar of Islamic art, and Dr. Francesco Spagnolo, Magnes curator and UC Berkeley Professor.

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Victoria Hanna at In Plain Sight: Sounds Create Worlds

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

Join the Magnes, the Helen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies, and UC Berkeley's Center for Jewish Studies for a special performance by multi-disciplinary Israeli artist, Victoria Hanna.

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Happy Ottoman Purim! Commemorating Muslim Victories through Jewish Holidays, 1516-1860

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

Helen Diller Annual Lecture Presented by Berkeley's Center for Jewish Studies. Co-Sponsored by the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life and Berkeley's Center for Middle Eastern Studies. This talk will explore the history of Jewish communities in the Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire. Orit Bashkin looks at the ways in which Jews in […]

Radio, Propaganda, Terror: Austrian-Jewish Refugees and the Media

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

2024 Annual Feldman Lecture by Paul Lerner. Presented by UC Berkeley's Institute of European Studies, Center for Jewish Studies, Department of History, German Historical Institute Washington | Pacific Office Berkeley, and OPEN Austria.

Gallery Tour

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

Stop by the Magnes for a free guided tour of the new exhibition, "In Plain Sight: Jewish Arts and Lives in the Muslim World."

Event Series PJ Library Story Hour

PJ Library Story Hour

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

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.

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Sacred Light: Conversation with Deena Aranoff and Mahjabeen Dhala

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

Join the Magnes and the Madrasa/Midrasha Program of the Graduate Theological Union (GTU) for Sacred Light, a conversation with GTU faculty, Dr. Deena Aranoff and Dr. Madjabeen Dhala, as they explore the richness, diversity, differences, and commonalities of the Jewish and Islamic traditions.

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From Sanandaj to Essaouira: Journey through Modal Music

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

Join the Magnes for a lecture and performance by Elana Sasson, Persian/Kurdish-American composer and vocalist.