Seymour Fromer (October 3, 1922 - October 25, 2009) was an American co-founder of the Judah L. Magnes Museum in Berkeley, California. Fromer co-founded the museum, which houses 11,000 Jewish artifacts, one of the largest collections in the United States, with his wife, Rebecca Fromer, in a Berkeley mansion in 1962.[1] He remained the director the Judah L. Magnes Museum until his retirement in 1998.[1]
Fromer was born in the Bronx on October 3, 1922.[1] He attended both Brooklyn College and Columbia University for his education.[1] He worked as a school administrator in New Jersey, before moving to the Los Angeles area in the 1950s.[1] He later moved to Oakland, California.[1]
Seymour Fromer died at his home in Berkeley, California, on October 25, 2009, at the age of 87.[1] He was survived by his wife, Rebecca Camhi Fromer, their daughter, Mira Z. Amiras, and two grandchildren.[1]