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.
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
LAW TO ATROCITY AND BACK: THE LEGAL FOUNDATIONS AND AFTERMATH OF THE HOLOCAUST PART 1 (IN PERSON)
Instructor(s): Cathy Lesser Mansfield, JD Tuesdays, October 20 to November 3|6 to 7 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
LAW TO ATROCITY AND BACK: THE LEGAL FOUNDATIONS AND AFTERMATH OF THE HOLOCAUST PART II (IN PERSON)
Instructor(s): Cathy Lesser Mansfield, JD Fridays, January 15 to February 5|10:30 AM to Noon ET