The Book of Genesis: A Biography

Ronald Hendel in conversation with Rabbi Stephen Pearce and the Very Rev. Dr. Jane Shaw
Date & Time: 
Thursday November 29, 2012 05:00 PM to 06:15 PM
Location: 
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley

Ronald Hendel will introduce his forthcoming book, The Book of Genesis: A Biography (Princeton, November 2012) in conversation with Rabbi Stephen Pearce of Temple Emanu-El, San Franc

The Magnes Open House

A Day of Celebration of The New Magnes Home in Downtown Berkeley
The Magnes Open House
Date & Time: 
Sunday January 22, 2012 12:00 PM to 04:00 PM
Location: 
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley

The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life is opening the doors of its new facility. See the new home of The Magnes.

The Future of Rachel Marker: A Closing Program

Moira Roth in conversation with Alla Efimova
Date & Time: 
Thursday June 27, 2013 05:30 PM to 07:00 PM
Location: 
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley

Please join us for the closing of our Spring Exhibition, "Through the Eyes of Rachel Marker | A Literary Installation by Moira Roth".

The Magnes Recommends: The Tenth Annual Judith Lee Stronach Memorial Lecture on the Teaching of Poetry

Date & Time: 
Friday May 17, 2013 06:30 PM to 06:30 PM
Location: 
UC Berkeley, Doe Library, Morrison Reading Room

Introduction by Lyn Hejinian 

Nikky Finney, Poet

Holocaust Survivors Memoir Writing Group - Public Reading

Date & Time: 
Thursday June 06, 2013 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM
Location: 
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley

We are honored to present a reading by members of the Holocaust Survivors Memoir Writing Group, sponsored in conjunction with JFCS East Bay.

Movies @ The Magnes | The Swing Girls (Italy, 2010)

Introduction by Francesco Spagnolo
Date & Time: 
Thursday May 02, 2013 07:00 PM to 09:00 PM
Location: 
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley
Swing Girls (Le ragazze dello swing)

The Reconstruction of Jewish Synagogues in Kerala, South India

Dr. Shalva Weil, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Date & Time: 
Friday May 03, 2013 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM
Location: 
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley

The Paradesi synagogue, constructed 1568, is the most famous synagogue in Asia.

Saved by the Bay

Refugees from Fascist Europe at UC Berkeley
Date & Time: 
Thursday April 25, 2013 05:00 PM to 08:00 PM
Location: 
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley

Free and open to the public. Followed by reception.

Ethnography and The “Cochin Jews” of Kerala: Insights from Fieldwork in India and Israel, 1972-2012

Barbara C. Johnson, Emerita Professor of Anthropology, Ithaca College
Date & Time: 
Tuesday April 23, 2013 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM
Location: 
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley

After introducing the Kerala Jews, their history and culture in South India for more thana millennia, and their community life since migrating to Israel, Johnson will offer a fewhighlights from her

Robert Alter on his new book

Ancient Israel : The Former Prophets: Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings: A Translation with Commentary
Robert Alter
Date & Time: 
Thursday April 18, 2013 05:00 PM to 07:00 PM
Location: 
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley

Robert Alter’s award-winning translation of the Hebrew Bible continues with the stirring narrative of Israel’s ancient history.