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.
BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES OF 2025 (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Angela Fasick, MFA Tuesdays, November 11 to December 16|10:00 AM to 11:30 PM ET
THE U.S. AND ITS MAJOR ECONOMIC CHALLENGES (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Earl Leiken, JD Wednesdays, November 12-December 10 (No class Nov 26)|10 AM - Noon ET
ART AND WORDS: A HEALING ODYSSEY (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Shira Atik, Poet and Literary Translator and Fridays, November 14-December 12 (No class Nov 28)|10:30 AM to Noon ET
FAIR PLAY: THE ETHICS OF SPORTS (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Sarah Rosenson, JD Tuesdays, January 6 to 27|1:00 to 2:30 PM ET
PUBLIC FIGURES, LIBEL, AND THE MEDIA (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Barbara Greenberg, J.D. Tuesdays, January 13 - February 3|1:30 to 3:00 PM ET
A VIEW OF RUSSIA—ITS HISTORY AND ITS PORTRAYAL IN MOVIES (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Earl Leiken, JD and Terri Mester, PhD Thursdays, January 15 to March 5|10:30 AM to Noon ET
AMERICAN MASTERS (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Sean Crum, MA Tuesdays, January 20 to February 24|10:30 AM to Noon ET
CMA UP CLOSE: THE RENAISSANCE AND BEYOND (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Professional Staff Tuesdays, January 20 to February 24|1:30 to 2:30 PM ET
CMA UP CLOSE: THE RENAISSANCE AND BEYOND (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Professional Staff Thursdays, January 22 to February 26| 1:30 to 2:30 PM ET
BRIDGING HISTORIES, BUILDING FUTURES: BLACK–JEWISH DIALOGUE & COALITION (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Kelly Fishman, EdD, Regional Director, Anti-Defamation League, and Thursdays, January 22 to 29|1:30-3 PM ET
THE BLOODY CHAMBER (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Monica Miller, PhD Mondays, January 26 to February 16|3:00 to 4:30 PM ET
THE LANGUAGE OF CARE: EFFECTIVE PATIENT–DOCTOR COMMUNICATION (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Theodore Parran, Jr. MD Monday, January 26 and Monday, February 23 (2 sessions only)|3 to 4:30 PM ET
RABBI SOLOVEITCHIK: FAITH, HUMAN CONDITION, AND MODERN JEWISH THOUGHT (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Rabbi Jeremy Bruce Tuesdays, January 27 to February 24|7-8:30 PM ET
THE ART OF THE CON: IDENTITY THEFT, FALSE ADVERTISING, SCAMS, AND ROBOCALLS (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Jon Miller Steiger, JD Tuesdays, January 27 to February 10|10:30 AM to Noon ET
WRITING CREATIVE NONFICTION (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Linda Tuthill Tuesdays, January 27 to March 3|1 to 3 PM ET
THE JEWISH PARABLE (MASHAL): A WORLD OF WISDOM AND MORAL GUIDANCE (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Abigail Gillman, PhD Wednesdays, January 28 to February 18|7 to 8:30 PM ET
POETRY WRITING (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Linda Tuthill Thursdays, January 29 to March 5|1 to 3 PM ET
AGING, COMMUNICATION, AND CONNECTION (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Angela Hein Ciccia, PhD Mondays, February 2 to 9|10:30 AM to Noon ET
EXPLORING MEDIEVAL JEWISH ART (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Elina Gertsman, PhD Mondays, February 2 to 16|1:30 to 3 PM
THE HISTORY OF THE ART MUSEUM (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Catherine Scallen, PhD Tuesdays, February 3 to March 3|1:30 to 3:30 PM ET
SOUTHERN SHORT STORIES (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): F. Jeff Karem, PhD Wednesdays, February 4 to March 4|1:30 to 3:30 PM ET
THE JEWISH JESUS IN ART (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Linda M. Sandhaus, MD Thursdays, February 5 to 12|10:30 AM to Noon ET
PASSOVER VS. EASTER: HOW JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY DIVERGED FROM LAMB, MATZAH, AND WINE (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Todd Rosenberg, JD Mondays, February 9 to 23|7 to 8:30 PM ET
BEYOND WORDS: UNDERSTANDING SYMBOLS ACROSS CULTURES (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Tony Palermo, MA Thursdays, February 19 - March 5|1:30 - 3 PM ET
IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS THAT MADE AMERICA (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Patrick Moore, JD Tuesdays, February 24 to March 31|10 to 11:30 AM ET
LAW TO ATROCITY AND BACK: THE LEGAL FOUNDATIONS AND AFTERMATH OF THE HOLOCAUST (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Cathy Lesser Mansfield, JD Fridays, March 6 to 27 (no class March 20)|10:30 AM to Noon ET
MUSICAL CONTRIBUTIONS BY JEWS DURING THE ENLIGHTENMENT (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Larry Josefovitz Mondays, March 9 to 16|1 - 3 PM ET
MORE WOMEN ARTISTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Carol Salus, PhD Tuesdays, March 10 to 31|10:30 AM to Noon ET
CLEVELAND: THE RENAISSANCE CITY (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Lauren Pacini Tuesdays, March 17 to April 21|1:30 to 3:30 PM ET
AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE: TRADITIONS AND INNOVATIONS (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Thomas V. Edmonds, MFA Wednesdays, March 18 to April 22|1:30 to 3:30 PM ET
FRAMING TERPSICHORE: A LOOK AT DANCE IN FILM (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Terri Mester, PhD Thursdays, March 19 to April 23|10:30 AM to Noon ET