Below is a chronological listing of upcoming courses offered by Siegal Lifelong Learning. Click on the course titles below for the full lecture description, pricing and registration.
GREAT INSTITUTIONS OF CLEVELAND: PERFORMING ARTS (IN-PERSON & REMOTE)
Instructor(s): John Grabowski, PhD, Moderator Fridays, April 10-24|10:00 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. start time
HOW THE HEART, LUNGS, AND KIDNEYS WORK TOGETHER (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): David Skirball, MD Mondays, April 13 - May 4|10:30 AM - Noon ET
IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS THAT MADE AMERICA (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Patrick Moore, JD Mondays, April 13-May 18|11:00 AM to 12:30 PM ET
THE LEGEND OF THE GRAIL (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Ryan Muckerheide, PhD Mondays, April 20 to June 1 (No class May 25)|1:30 to 3 PM ET
A 21ST CENTURY READ ON "MAN’S SEARCH FOR MEANING" ( IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Jane McCourt, MSW, LSW Mondays, April 20 to 27|10:30 AM to Noon ET
WRITING CREATIVE NONFICTION (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Linda Tuthill Tuesdays, April 21 to May 26|1-3 PM ET
POETRY WRITING (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Linda Tuthill Thursdays, April 23 to May 28|1-3 PM ET
BEGINNER CONVERSATIONAL HEBREW, LEVEL 2 (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Leah Cooper Mondays, April 27 to July 6|6:30 to 8:30 PM ET
INTERMEDIATE CONVERSATIONAL HEBREW, LEVEL 1 (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Leah Cooper Mondays, April 27 to July 6|1 to 3 PM ET
AMERICAN DREAM: IMMIGRANTS AND THE BUSINESS OF CLEVELAND FASHION (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Patty Edmonson Mondays, April 27 - May 4|1:30 - 3 PM ET
ADVANCED CONVERSATIONAL HEBREW, LEVEL 1 (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Rivka Taub Tuesdays, April 28 to June 30|10 AM to Noon ET
BEGINNER HEBREW FROM ALEPH-BET, LEVEL 1 (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Rivka Taub Tuesdays, April 28 to June 30|6 to 8 PM ET
ADVANCED HEBREW LITERATURE, LEVEL 3 (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Judith Shamir Tuesdays, April 28 to June 30|10 AM to Noon ET
BEGINNER CONVERSATIONAL HEBREW, LEVEL 1 (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Leah Cooper Tuesdays, April 28 to June 30|1 to 3 PM ET
INTERMEDIATE CONVERSATIONAL HEBREW, LEVEL 2 (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Rivka Taub Wednesdays, April 29 to July 1|10 am to Noon ET
ADVANCED CONVERSATIONAL HEBREW, LEVEL 2 (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Judith Shamir Thursdays, April 30 to July 9|10 AM to Noon ET
GEORGIAN JEWS AND THEIR CULTURAL TREASURES (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Thea Gomelauri, PhD Mondays, May 4-June 15 (No Class May 25)|11 AM - 12:30 PM ET
AMERICAN MASTERS (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Sean Crum, MA Wednesdays, May 6 to June 10|1:30 to 3 PM ET
BIRDING AT THE FARM (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Timothy Matson, PhD Fridays, May 8 to June 12|7 to 9 AM ET
A CENTURY OF FICTION: THE NEW YORKER – THE LAST 50 YEARS (OR SO) (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Angela Fasick, MFA Tuesdays, May 12 to June 2|10:30 AM to Noon ET
VIENNA: A CITY OF TWO TALES (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Steven Chervin, Ed.D Wednesdays, May 13-27 (Please note date changes)|1:30 to 3 PM ET
FROM DARWIN TO “SOCIAL DARWINISM”: SCIENCE, POWER, AND MISUSED IDEAS (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Renea Frey, PhD Wednesdays, May 20-June 10|10-11:30 AM ET
THE GREAT RECOVERY – THE 1920s (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Patrick Moore, JD Thursdays, May 21 to July 9|10 to 11:30 AM ET
ROOTS AND RESONANCE: JEWISH LIFE AND ART IN MEXICO (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Sara Aroeste, PhD Tuesdays, May 26 to June 2|1:30 to 3 PM ET
LIBERAL DEMOCRACY IN CRISIS: WHAT WENT WRONG? (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Steve Klein, PhD Wednesdays, May 27 to July 1|1:30 to 3 PM ET
ITALIAN JEWS OF THE RENAISSANCE (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Matt Goldish, PhD Thursdays, May 28 to June 11|10:30 AM to Noon ET
ART OF THE 1960S (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Carol Salus, PhD Tuesdays, June 2-23|1 to 2:30 PM ET
PSYCHOANALYZING SHAKESPEARE’S CHARACTERS (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Barbara Burgess-Van Aken PhD Wednesday, June 3 to 24|12:30 to 2:00 PM ET
THE LEGACY OF THE SILVERS, 1917-1989 (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Sean Martin, PhD, Associate Curator for Jewish Studies, Western Reserve Historical Society and Mondays, June 8 to 29|10:30 AM to Noon ET
IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS THAT MADE AMERICA (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Patrick Moore, JD Tuesdays, June 16 to July 21|1:30 to 3:00 PM ET
TRIBAL PEOPLES: INDIGENOUS AND JEWISH APPROACHES TO TRADITIONAL LAW, JUSTICE, AND SELF-DETERMINATION (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Judge David Voluck, JD Tuesdays, June 16-July 21 (no class on July 14)|11 AM to 12:30 PM ET
DIVINE NAMES: JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVES (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Todd Rosenberg Wednesdays, June 17 to July 1|7-8:30 PM ET
ANALYZING MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PART II (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Michael Walczak, JD Wednesdays, June 24 to July 29|1:30 to 3:00 PM ET
WHAT IS JEWISH ART ? MODERNITY, IDENTITY, AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Ori Soltes, PhD Mondays, July 6 to 13|1:30 to 3:00 PM ET
CAPTAIN’S DINNER: A SHIPWRECK, AN ACT OF CANNIBALISM, AND A MURDER TRIAL THAT CHANGED LEGAL HISTORY (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Barbara Greenberg, J.D. Tuesdays, July 7 to 28|10:30 AM to Noon ET
HEBREW SCRIPT IN ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Gregor Christopher Meinecke Tuesdays, July 7 to 21|1:30 to 3:00 PM ET
THE BIRTH OF THE SYNAGOGUE IN THE ANCIENT WORLD: FROM GATHERING PLACE TO SACRED SPACE (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Isaac Landes, PhD Wednesdays, July 8 to 29 (No class July 22)|11 AM to 12:30 PM ET
THREE STORIES, THREE WINDOWS: WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM ISRAELI SHORT STORIES? (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Shira Atik Thursdays, July 9 to 30 (no class July 23)|10:30 AM to Noon ET
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
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
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