Below is a chronological listing of upcoming courses offered by Siegal Lifelong Learning. Click on the course titles below for the full course description, pricing and registration. Click here for instructions on using Siegal's registration system.
DAUGHTERS OF THE REPUBLIC: WOMEN’S RHETORIC AND THE ROAD TO SUFFRAGE (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Renea Frey, PhD Thursdays, July 16 to August 6|10:30 AM to Noon ET
INTERMEDIATE CONVERSATIONAL HEBREW, LEVEL 1 (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Leah Cooper Mondays, July 27 to August 31|1:00 to 3:00 PM ET
BEGINNER CONVERSATIONAL HEBREW, LEVEL 2 (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Leah Cooper Mondays, July 27 to August 31|6:30 to 8:30 PM ET
POWER, IDEOLOGY AND CONFLICT: U.S-ISRAEL RELATIONS IN A CHANGING MIDDLE EAST (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Josef Olmert, PhD Tuesdays, July 28 to August 25|11 AM to 12:30 PM ET
ADVANCED CONVERSATIONAL HEBREW, LEVEL 1 (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Rivka Taub Tuesdays, July 28 to September 1|10 AM to Noon ET
BEGINNER HEBREW FROM ALEPH-BET, LEVEL 2 (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Rivka Taub Tuesdays, July 28 to September 1|6:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET
ADVANCED HEBREW LITERATURE, LEVEL 3 (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Judith Shamir Tuesdays, July 28 to September 1|10 AM to Noon ET
BEGINNER CONVERSATIONAL HEBREW, LEVEL 1 (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Leah Cooper Tuesdays, July 28 to September 1|1 - 3 PM ET
INTERMEDIATE CONVERSATIONAL HEBREW, LEVEL 2 (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Rivka Taub Wednesdays, July 29 to September 2|10 AM to Noon ET
ADVANCED CONVERSATIONAL HEBREW, LEVEL 2 (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Judith Shamir Thursdays, July 30 to September 3|10 AM to Noon ET
SACRED SPACES: EXPLORING CLEVELAND’S LOCAL SYNAGOGUES (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Thursdays, August 6 to September 3|11 AM to Noon ET
BULLET HOLES BY NORRIN M. RIPSMAN
Instructor(s): Norrin M. Ripsman, PhD Friday, August 7 and 21 (No Class August 14)|10 to 11:30 AM ET
THE CLEVELAND CURSE WITH AUTHOR DAVE EIFERT (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Dave Eifert Mondays, August 10 - 17|1 to 2:30 PM ET
VOICES OF MEMORY AND IDENTITY: THE ART OF JEWISH AND ISRAELI POETRY (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Nadav Linial, PhD Wednesdays, August 12 to 26|11:00 AM to 12:30 PM ET
JEWS IN IMPERIAL RUSSIA DURING WORLD WAR I: RELIEF WORK, REFUGEES, AND REVOLUTION (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Polly Zavadivker, PhD Wednesdays, August 12 to 19|1:30 to 3:00 PM ET
THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE IN CLEVELAND (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): David V. Skirball, MD Tuesdays, September 8 to October 6|1:30 to 3:30 PM ET
AI AND YOUR RIGHTS: HOW ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS CHANGING EVERYDAY LIFE, WORK, AND SOCIETY (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Alfred R. Cowger, JD Wednesdays, September 9 to October 7|1:30 to 3:30 PM ET
THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY: ANGELS AND DEVILS IN ART (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Sean Crum, MA Tuesdays, September 15 to October 27 (No class Oct 6)|10:30 AM to Noon ET
MOVIES AND MADNESS (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Terri Mester, PhD Thursdays, September 17 to October 22|10:30 AM to Noon ET
THE ROBERTS COURT AND ITS IMPACT ON AMERICA (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Earl Leiken, JD Fridays, September 18 to November 6|10:30 AM to Noon ET
DUE PROCESS UNDER THE 14TH AMENDMENT (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Barbara Greenberg, J.D. Tuesdays, September 22 to October 27|10:30 AM to Noon ET
A CELEBRATION OF TONI MORRISON’S BELOVED (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Angela Fasick, MFA Tuesdays, September 22 to October 13|10:30 AM to Noon ET
TITANS, ROBBER BARONS AND SCALLYWAGS (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Avery Fromet JD Wednesdays, September 23 to October 28|10 to 11:30 AM ET
CONTEMPORARY CONSTITUTIONAL CONTROVERSIES BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Barbara Greenberg, J.D. Thursdays, September 24 to October 29|10 to 11:30 AM ET
JANISSE RAY’S ECOLOGY OF A CRACKER CHILDHOOD (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Monica Miller, PhD Mondays, September 28 to October 19|11 AM - 12:30 PM ET
THE ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE THREE GREAT MONOTHEISTIC RELIGIONS (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Carol Salus, PhD Mondays, September 28 to November 2|1-2:30 PM ET
DANTE’S DIVINE COMEDY CYCLE ONE: INFERNO (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Paola Basile, PhD Mondays, September 28 to November 2|3:30 to 5 PM ET
WRITING CREATIVE NONFICTION (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Linda Tuthill Tuesdays, September 29 to November 3|1 - 3 PM ET
SIX GREAT STORIES ABOUT THE AMERICAN DREAM (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Shelley Bloomfield, PhD Wednesdays, September 30 to November 4|10:30 AM to Noon ET
POETRY WRITING (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Linda Tuthill Thursdays, October 1 to November 5|1 - 3 PM ET
CONTRIBUTIONS OF JEWISH IMMIGRANTS TO AMERICAN CLASSICAL MUSIC (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Eric Kisch Tuesdays, October 6 to November 3|10 AM to Noon ET
CMA UP CLOSE: THROUGH THE ARTIST’S EYES (IN-PERSON - TUESDAYS)
Instructor(s): Professional Staff Tuesdays, October 6 to November 10|1:30 - 2:30 PM ET
CMA UP CLOSE: THROUGH THE ARTIST’S EYES (IN-PERSON - THURSDAYS)
Instructor(s): Professional Staff Thursdays, October 8 to November 12|1:30 - 2:30 PM ET
NEW YORK CITY ARCHITECTURE: A CITY SHAPED BY MANY CULTURES (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Thomas V. Edmonds, MFA Fridays, October 9 to November 13|1 to 2:30 PM ET
ALWAYS ONLINE, ALWAYS AT RISK: CONFRONTING HATE ACROSS SOCIAL MEDIA, GAMING AND AI (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Kelly Fishman, EdD Mondays, October 12 - 26|1:30 to 3 PM ET
REDESIGNING EVERYTHING: VIKTOR SCHRECKENGOST AND THE FOUNDERS OF AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Henry Adams, PhD Tuesdays, October 13 to November 17|1:30 to 3:30 PM ET
JAMES JOYCE AND THE CINEMA (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Terry Meehan, MA Tuesdays, October 13 to November 17|2 to 3:30 PM ET
EXPLORING THE WONDERS OF ANCIENT MESOAMERICA (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Phil Wanyerka, PhD Wednesdays, October 14 to November 18|1:30 to 3:30 PM ET
HIDDEN IDENTITIES: THE STORY OF CRYPTO-JEWS AND FORCED CONVERTS ( REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Rabbi Juan Marcos Bejarano Gutierrez, PhD Thursdays, October 15 to November 12|7 to 8:30 PM ET
JEWISH-MUSLIM RELATIONS IN EUROPE AND THE U.S.: SOLIDARITY AND ITS CHALLENGES (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Elisabeth Topkara PhD Thursday, October 29 to November 12|10:30 AM to Noon ET
STORYTELLING AS CONNECTION: SHARE AND RECORD YOUR STORY (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Melody Chu, JD, Author and Attorney Wednesdays, November 4 o 18|10 AM to Noon ET
THE JEWISH JESUS IN ART (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Linda M. Sandhaus, MD Thursdays, November 5 to 19|1:30 to 3 PM ET
THE BEST AMERICAN SHORTS STORIES OF 2026 (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Angela Fasick, MFA Tuesdays, November 10 to December 15|10:30 AM to Noon ET
SENIOR SCIENCE CAMP (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Great Lakes Science Center Staff Mondays, November 16 to December 7|1 to 2:30 PM ET
JEWISH UKRAINE: THE HISTORY OF HERITAGE, REVIVAL, AND CURRENT CONFLICT (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Marina Sapritsky-Nahum PhD Mondays, November 23 to December 21 (no class Dec 7)|1:30 to 3 PM ET
ZIONISM THEN AND NOW: COMPETING VISIONS AND CONTEMPORARY DEBATES (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Peter Haas, PhD Tuesdays, November 24 to December 22|1:30 to 3 PM ET
FROM SAFED TO EUROPE: THE RISE AND SPREAD OF EARLY MODERN KABBALAH (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Lus Jacquez Rivera, PhD Wednesdays, December 2 to 16|1:30 to 3 PM ET
WHEN BIAS ENTERS THE CLINIC: ANTISEMITISM AND ANTI ZIONISM IN MODERN MEDICINE (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Sara Colb, JD, Director of Advocacy, National Affairs, Anti-Defamation League Thursdays. December 3 to 10|1:30 to 3 PM ET