Jewish American Heritage Month 2025

Join us this May as we celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month at UC Berkeley! 

We express our gratitude to and appreciation for the Jewish American campus community for being an important part of UC Berkeley’s legacy and culture. 

Berkeley Life Blog

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Museum Visit: The Magnes

via Berkley Life Blog

Articles/Profiles

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Jewish Studies: Collection

via the Berkeley Library

Bill and Ruth Goldman, who founded the New Leader Scholarship

The New Leader Scholarship: An Interview with Bill and Ruth Goldman

via Berkeley Inspire

What began as Ruth Goldman’s desire to “extend a hand to others as America had extended its hand to me” has grown into something extraordinary. The New Leader Scholarship, founded by Ruth and her husband, Bill, does far more than provide financial assistance. It creates a family.

UC Berkeley Department of History Professor Philipp Lenhard brought his Modern Germany: Germany 1914 to the Present class to The Magnes in October to view images from Cities and Wars: Roman Vishniac in Berlin and Jerusalem 1947/1967 and learn about the ex

Campus Connections at the Magnes

via the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life

Events

Jewish arts and bookfest flyer, tickets are 20 for adults and 5 for students, youth, museums for all, on sunday may 4 2025 11 am to 4 pm at the magnes collection of the jewish art and life 2121 allston way berkeley near downtown berkeley bart

  • May 4, 2025 from 11am-4pm at the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, 2121 Allston Way. The Jewish Arts & Bookfest will bring together over 30 authors and artists for panel discussions, workshops, readings, teen programs, and performances that showcase the Jewish experience through art, culture, and storytelling. Presenters include bestselling authors Daniel Handler (A.K.A. Lemony Snicket), Adam Mansbach, and Marcia Falk.

  • May 7, 2025 from 12:00-1:30 pm at the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, 2121 Allston Way. Out of the Mailbox: UC Berkeley Undergraduate Research on the Magnes Postcard Collection