The only Jewish collection integrated into a major research university, the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life was established in 2010 following the transfer of the Judah L. Magnes Museum to UC Berkeley. Its remarkably diverse archive, library, and museum holdings include art, objects, texts, music, and historical documents about the Jews in the global diaspora and the American West as well as in Israel. It is the third largest Jewish collection in North America, and it continues to grow, providing highly innovative and accessible resources to students, faculty, other researchers, and the general public.

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