The Western Jewish History Center existed as part of the
Judah L. Magnes Museum
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, formerly known as the Judah L. Magnes Museum from 1961 until its reopening in 2012, is a museum of Jewish history, art, and culture in Berkeley, California. The museum, which was founded in 1961 by Sey ...
in
Berkeley,
California
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, from 1967 to 2010. It is now the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, administered as part of the
Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Primary source materials, consisting of more than 500 archival collections, include the papers and artifacts of Jewish families and individuals such as
Judah L. Magnes;
Adolph Sutro
Adolph Heinrich Joseph Sutro (April 29, 1830 – August 8, 1898) was a German-American engineer, politician and philanthropist who served as the 24th mayor of San Francisco from 1895 until 1897. Born a German Jew, he moved to Virginia Cit ...
;
David
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...
and
Simon Lubin; Rosalie Meyer Stern;
Julius Kahn Julius Kahn may refer to:
*Julius Kahn (inventor) (1874–1942), engineer of reinforced concrete
*Julius Kahn (congressman)
Julius Kahn (February 28, 1861 – December 18, 1924) was a United States Congressman who was succeeded by his wife ...
;
Florence Prag; Flora Arnstein;
Ernest Bloch;
Lloyd Dinkelspiel; Robert Levinson; Harris Weinstock; Ruth Carol Silver;
Benjamin Swig;
Rhoda and
Richard Goldman;
Alfred Henry Jacobs; members of the
Haas,
Koshland, Gerstle,
Sloss, and
Lilienthal families; and many others. Many of these take the form of family letters, diaries, photographs, and scrapbooks.
In addition, the archive also holds the papers and artifacts of important Jewish organizations such as San Francisco's Emanu-El, Beth Israel-Judea, Sherith Israel, and Ohabai Shalome synagogues; Oakland's Congregation Sinai; Berkeley's Aquarian Minyan, and Lafayette's Isaiah.
References
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1967 establishments in California
Jewish history organizations
Jewish-American history in California
Libraries in California
Organizations established in 1967