The 17th Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day Program honors survivors, and remembers those who were murdered, those who resisted, and those who rescued victims of the Holocaust.
Almog Behar is a poet, novelist, and critic. Born in 1978, Behar now lives in Jerusalem. He has published three books of poetry: Zim'on Be'erot (Well's Thirst, 2008), Chut Moshekh Min Ha-Lashon (A Thread Drawing from the Tongue, 2009) and Shirim Le-Asirei Batei-Ha-Sohar (Poems for the Prisoners, 2016); a collection of short stories, Ana Min Al-Yahoud (I am on one of the Jews, […]
Additional program dates: Tue, May 21, 2019 9am-3pm Wed, May 22, 2019 9am-5pm In Global Transit Forced Migration of Jews and Other Refugees (1940s – 1960s) May 20 – 22, 2019 German Historical Institute | Pacific Regional Office at the University of California, Berkeley Second Conference in the Series “In Global Transit” organized by the […]
Heated debate surrounds the question of the role Christianity and Christian churches played in the Nazi and Italian Fascist demonization of the Jews. This talk brings to light similarities and differences in the Nazi and Italian Fascist uses of Christianity in their efforts to turn their populations against the Jews through examination of two of […]
Cole’s prize-winning book solves the mystery of the Constantine riots of August 1934, an episode of violence between Muslims and Jews in French Algeria that resulted in the deaths of 25 Jews and 3 Muslims. The murders in Constantine were the most lethal episode of anti-Jewish violence in peacetime in modern French history. Cole argues […]
Tapestry of Tongues: The Multilingual Matrix of Modern Hebrew Literature Screening of “Amos Oz:” selected scenes from a work-in-progress for “Ha’Ivrim” created by Israeli filmmaker Yair Qedar followed by Conversation with Professors Robert Alter & Chana Kronfeld. Sunday, February 23, 5:00 pm, at the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, Berkeley Free and open to […]
Unfortunately, our Spring 2020 Celebration scheduled for Thursday, March 12 is postponed until further notice as UC Berkeley takes measures to minimize coronavirus exposure risks, including the suspension of public events for large groups. We apologize for the inconvenience. Notifications will be posted when the reschedule date is confirmed. In the meantime, our museum is operating during its […]
When, at the beginning of the semester, Prof. Francesco Spagnolo, Curator of The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, worked with Prof. Isabel Richter, DAAD Professor of History to plan a class visit to The Magnes for her course on Politics and Culture in 20th-Century Germany: Fascism and Propaganda, social distancing requirements were not a consideration. However, […]
Francesco Spagnolo (Curator, The Magnes) and Molly Robinson (Graduate Student, Folklore) discuss their research about a ritual spice box recently displayed by The Magnes, how exhibitions can serve as “archives,” and the meanings of ritual (including the ritual of “collecting”) in a time of social distancing. Spice boxes are created to hold scented herbs smelled […]
Take a lunch break & join Francesco Spagnolo, Curator of The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, University of California, Berkeley, for a presentation on a current exhibition of The Magnes, presented at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco: Threads of Jewish Life: Ritual and Other Textiles from the San Francisco Bay Area. In this […]
Join Magnes Curator, Francesco Spagnolo and panel guests as they discuss ties between Israel, India, and Berkeley by examining Indian-Jewish artifacts from the Magnes Collection. Deputy Consul General Zamir will talk about his experiences stationed in Mumbai. The history of Jewish culture in India and the present-day Indian-Jewish culture in Israel will also be discussed. […]
From our series, "Zooming In: Weekly Curatorial Conversations from The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life." Each week, Curators Francesco Spagnolo and Shir Kochavi present insights and connections emerging from the holdings of UC Berkeley's Magnes Collection, one of the largest Jewish museum collections in the world. Throughout the series, guests will join them to […]
![Manuscript [89.0.3]: Shiviti Amulet, Morocco, 19th Century](https://live-magnes-wp.pantheon.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/89-0-3.jpg "Manuscript [89.0.3]: Shiviti Amulet, Morocco, 19th Century")