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    Seymour Fromer (1922-2009)

    Founder and Director Emeritus
    Seymour Fromer (New York City, 1922 - Berkeley, 2009)

    Seymour Fromer, internationally known Jewish educator and founder of the Judah L. Magnes Museum, was born on October 3, 1922 and raised in the Bronx, New York.

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    Berkeleyside, October 26, 2009: Seymour Fromer, founder of Magnes Museum (by Frances Dinkelspiel)
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    J Weekly, October 29, 2009: Legacy of Magnes founder will live on (Editorial)
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    J Weekly, October 29, 2009: Seymour Fromer, Magnes Museum founder, remembered
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    Berkeley Daily Planet, October 29, 2009: Remembering Seymour Fromer (by Dorothy Snodgrass)
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    Jewish Art & Monuments, October 30, 2009: Seymour Fromer, Co-Founder of Magnes Museum (by Samuel Gruber)
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    New York Times, November 1, 2009: Seymour Fromer, Archivist of Jewish Contribution to West, Dies at 87 (by Dennis Hevesi)
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    Jewish Telegraphic Agency, November 4, 2009: Seymour Fromer, Magnes Museum founder, dies at 87
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    SF Gate, November 6, 2009: Judah Magnes Museum founder Seymour Fromer dies (by Carolyn Jones)
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    Los Angeles Times, November 8, 2009: Seymour Fromer dies at 87; founder of Jewish museums (by Elaine Woo)
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    Rebecca Camhi Fromer

    Founder and Author

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    Rebecca Fromer's Works

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