Ga i ned i n Tr ansl a Tio n Jews, Germany, California circa 1849 With the establishment of The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life at UC Berkeley in July 2010, unique materials documenting the Jewish experienc e in Northern California were gifted to The Bancroft Library by the former Judah L. Magnes Museum. The Magnes archives of Western Jewish Americana have served as an important source for several foundational studies of Jewish history in California. Researc hers often relied on the combina tion of Magnes and Bancroft collections in their work. Now, the physically integrated collections of both institutions bring unparalleled resources under one roof, making them even more accessible for teaching and research. This inaugural exhibit ion draws on ar t, artifacts, books, and archiv al materials from The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, The Bancroft Library, and the Levi Strauss & Co. Archives. The resulting synergy stretches the boundaries of California history, connecting German Jewish history before 1849 to the establishment of the Jewish community in the San Francisco Bay Area. AllA EfimovA,Jacques and Esther Reutlinger Director frAncEsco spAgnolo, Curator of Collections Juy 24, 1848 Gold is found by James W. Marshall at Sutter’ s Mill, Coloma, California, a town in the Sierra Foothills. Fbuy, 21, 1848 Karl Marx publishes the Manifesto of the Communist Partyin London. Fbuy 24, 1848
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8/7/2019 Gained in Translation: Jews, Germany, California circa 1849 Exhibition Panels (2011)
Gained in TranslaTionJews, Germany, California circa 1849
With the establishment of The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life
at UC Berkeley in July 2010, unique materials documenting the Jewish
experience in Northern California were gifted to The Bancroft Library by
the former Judah L. Magnes Museum.
The Magnes archives of Western Jewish Americana have served as an
important source for several foundational studies of Jewish history in
California. Researchers often relied on the combination of Magnes and
Bancroft collections in their work. Now, the physically integrated collections
of both institutions bring unparalleled resources under one roof, making them
even more accessible for teaching and research.
This inaugural exhibition draws on art, artifacts, books, and archival materialsfrom The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, The Bancroft Library,
and the Levi Strauss & Co. Archives. The resulting synergy stretches the
boundaries of California history, connecting German Jewish history before
1849 to the establishment of the Jewish community in the San Francisco
Bay Area.
AllA EfimovA, Jacques and Esther Reutlinger Director
frAncEsco spAgnolo, Curator of Collections
Juy 24, 1848Gold is found by James W. Marshall at Sutter’s Mill, Coloma, California,
a town in the Sierra Foothills.
Fbuy, 21, 1848Karl Marx publishes the Manifesto of the Communist Party in London.
Fbuy 24, 1848The monarchy of King Louis-Philippe is overthrown in France,
resulting in the proclamation of the Second Republic.
Fbuy 27, 1848The revolution reaches Germany, where an assembly in Mannheim
adopts a resolution demanding a bill of rights. Demands for
constitutional and civil reforms and the unification of Germany are
made throughout the German-speaking lands.
sptmb 26, 1849The first celebration of Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) in
San Francisco is held in a wood-framed tent. Today, this early Jewish
presence in California is acknowledged by a bronze plaque on the
700 block of Montgomery Street in San Francisco.
8/7/2019 Gained in Translation: Jews, Germany, California circa 1849 Exhibition Panels (2011)