Rebecca Fromer
Rebecca Fromer | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 16, 1927 |
| Died | January 1, 2012 (aged 84) |
| Occupations | playwright, historian, and poet |
| Organization | Judah L. Magnes Museum |
| Spouse | Seymour Fromer |
| Children | Mira Z. Amiras |
Rebecca Camhi Fromer (January 16, 1927 – January 1, 2012) was an American playwright, historian and poet. Fromer co-founded the Judah L. Magnes Museum of Berkeley, California, in 1961 with her husband, Seymour Fromer.[1] The museum, which is now called the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life and became part of the University of California, Berkeley in 2010[2], houses more than 15,000 Judaica artifacts and manuscripts, the third largest collection of its kind in the United States.[3][4]
Fromer was born in New York City and raised in Los Angeles.[5] She moved to Oakland, California, with her husband in 1953.[5]
Fromer authored and co-authored several historical books and articles on Jewish history.[6] Her books authored included Sonderkommando, Bridge of Sorrow, Bridge of Hope, The Holocaust Odyssey of Daniel Bennahmias, The House by the Sea: A Portrait of the Holocaust in Greece and Rumkowski and the Orphans of Lodz.[6] Fromer was familiar with Sephardic culture and could speak the Ladino language.[5]
Fromer, a resident of Berkeley, died on January 1, 2012, in San Francisco at age 84.[1][6] Her husband, Seymour Fromer, who co-founded the museum with her, died in 2009.[7] They had one daughter, Mira Z. Amiras.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Dinkelspiel, Frances (2012-01-03). "Rebecca Fromer, co-founder of Magnes Museum, dies at 84". Berkeleyside. San Francisco Chronicle (Berkeley Blog). Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- ^ "Ruin and Renewal". East Bay Express | Oakland, Berkeley & Alameda. 2023-09-19. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
- ^ Rothstein, Edward (2012-01-22). "A Jewish Museum Shifts Identity". New York Times. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
- ^ Esensten, Andrew (2022-11-21). "Magnes Collection appoints Hannah Weisman as executive director". J. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
- ^ a b c Pine, Dan (2012-01-05). "Rebecca Fromer, Magnes Museum co-founder, dies at 84". Jweekly. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
- ^ a b c Dinkelspiel, Frances (2012-01-03). "Rebecca Fromer, co-founder of Magnes Museum, dies at 84". Berkeleyside. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- ^ Woo, Elaine (2009-11-08). "Seymour Fromer dies at 87; founder of Jewish museums". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-01-30.