The Magnes has been educating the San Francisco Bay Area about the history and cultures of the Jews in California and the Global Diaspora for half a century.

These pages are devoted to the intense publication history of the Magnes, which began in 1963, shortly after the Judah L.

The Magnes has a fifty year history of presenting exhibitions that break new ground in Judaica connoisseurship, introduce under-recognized Jewish artists of the 20th century, and take risks with

Since its founding in 1962, the Magnes has been a veritable hub of Jewish culture, scholarship, and community action.