We're in the final weeks of #CitiesAndWars : Roman Vishniac in Berlin and Jerusalelm 1947/1967. Don't miss this special exhibition of rarely seen images from the #RomanVishniac Archive at #TheMagnes , open to the public through Thursday, May 9.

The counting of the Omer begins tonight 🗓️ The 49-day period between the 2nd night of #Passover and #Shavuot marks the beginning of the barley harvest when, in ancient times, Jews would bring the first sheaves to the Temple as a means of thanking God for the harvest. #TheMagnes

Happy #WorldArtDay ! Continue the celebration by visiting #TheMagnes this week!

The Magnes is open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday from 11:00am–4:00pm, and we're open late on Thursday until 7:00pm. Admission is free!

UC Berkeley Visit Berkeley #Berkeley #museum

Today marks the anniversary of the 1906 #SanFrancisco earthquake. In ruins after the earthquake & fire, Beth Israel, also known as the Geary Street Shul, was 1 of 3 synagogues in SF's Fillmore District. a vibrant Jewish neighborhood in the early 20th century. #TheMagnes

During #Passover an extra cup of wine is set on the #seder table and the door is left open for Elijah the Prophet, who, according to tradition, will arrive one day as an unknown guest to herald the advent of the messiah. #TheMagnes #UCBerkeley

A #matzah cover, like this embroidered textile from 19th century Germany, traditionally holds 3 pieces of unleavened bread at the center of the #Passover table.

flic.kr/p/8bpK1K Matzah cover, Germany, 1897 #UCBerkeley #TheMagnes

The flat, linear etchings throughout Abram Krol's artist book #Haggadah draw inspiration from traditional folk narrative illustrations on Esther scrolls and wimple Torah binders. #TheMagnes #Passover

Haggadah [two pages] by Abram Krol (1919- 2001). France, 1950s. 79.69.3.1

Dr. Natalie Romik will be back at #TheMagnes next week, Thursday, April 25 at 5:30pm, for 'The Afterlife of a Shtetl,' a special lecture and exclusive preview of the new Mayer Kirshenblatt exhibition at the POLIN Museum. Learn more at bit.ly/3UkPrKf

#TaubePhilanthropies

The truncated tree and sprouting leaf in this lamp refer to Holocaust survivors, then termed She' arit Hapletah or 'the surviving remnant.' It was produced in a vocational workshop for survivors in the Foehrenwald Displaced Persons Camp following WW2. #ArborDay #TheMagnes

In this lecture from 2017, Dr. Ira Fink shared with #TheMagnes what he learned about the cultural context, embedded meanings, & symbols in the 11 lithographs of Had Gadya, the #Passover song artist El Lissitzky (1890-1941) illustrated in 1919.

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Feeling the stress of upcoming finals? Come to the Jewish Study Jam at #UCBerkeley 's #TheMagnes this Thursday, May 2nd from 5-7pm. You bring the brains and books📚, we'll bring the pizza 🍕 and soda!

Don’t miss it! Tomorrow at 5:30 at #TheMagnes The Magnes