by magnes_admin | Oct 1, 2021
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life has partnered with the Jewish Studies Program at UC Berkeley to provide extensive research opportunities to students and faculty. Our ongoing partnership includes collaboration on research, co-sponsoring programs and...
by magnes_admin | Oct 7, 2012
The Jewish-American Hall of Fame was established by Mel Wacks at the Judah L. Magnes Museum in Berkeley, California in 1969, with the support and encouragement of Seymour Fromer, Director of the Magnes Museum. Limited edition medals are issued annually to commemorate...
by magnes_admin | Apr 5, 2011
The John S. Sills Memorial Lecture was instituted in 1986 in memory of distinguished community leader John S. Sills by his widow, Louise Sills, to enable the Museum to bring leading scholars to the Bay Area public.
by magnes_admin | Sep 1, 2010
Lehrhaus Judaica is a non-denominational Jewish studies adult school offering courses to the general public. Its faculty is made up of local university professors, advanced Ph.D. students, rabbis, and other experienced educators, as well as visiting scholars from...
by magnes_admin | Aug 4, 2010
“Begun in 1984, the Berkeley museum’s volunteer-staffed Docent Outreach Program — dubbed “the museum that comes to you” — currently offers 15 different narrated shows, all but one with slides; each lasts between 30 and 45 minutes....
