Hashomer Hatzair records, 1938-1942
Hashomer Hatzair, initially founded in 1913 in Austria, is the oldest Zionist youth movement still in existence.
Painted Esther Scroll (Northern Italy, 18th century)
Painted manuscript of the Book of Esther, rolled for use on the holiday of Purim.
Grossman (Alice) papers, 1950-1979
Alice Grossman was born in 1909 to Louis and Ida Grossman. She had three sisters, Dora, Molly, and Anna. During World War II, Alice served in the U.S.
Louis and Emma Blumenthal papers, 1911-1959
Louis H. and Emma (nee Loewy) Blumenthal played central roles in Jewish communal life in San Francisco during the middle of the twentieth century.
Magnes collection on Judah L. Magnes, 1870-2004
Judah L. Magnes occupied himself with many endeavors. He was a rabbi; an educator; an organizational leader; an independent-minded social activist and humanist.
Lilienthal (Samuel) memorial book, 1891
Samuel Lilienthal was born in Munich, Germany, and became a pioneer American homeopathic physician.
Jewish Federation of the Greater East Bay records, 1881-1999
The Oakland Jewish Relief Federation was founded in 1918 in an attempt to centralize Jewish relief work in the East Bay.
Keren T. Friedman collection on Jewish life in Djerba, Tunisia
The collection, which was donated to The Magnes in 2011, includes objects collected and photographs taken in Djerba, Tunisia by Keren T. Friedman.
Portrait of Theresa Ehrman, aka Thérèse Jelenko (1884-1967), by Sarah Samuels Stein
Art collector and artist Sarah Samuels Stein (1870-1953), of San Francisco, married Michael Stein, the older brother of Leo Stein and Gertrude Stein, in 1894.

