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Upcoming Courses

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.


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

IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS THAT MADE AMERICA (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Patrick Moore, JD
Tuesdays, June 16 to July 21|1:30 to 3:00 PM ET

DIVINE NAMES: JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVES (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Todd Rosenberg, JD
Wednesdays, June 17 to July 1|7-8:30 PM ET

ANATOLY KAPLAN: THE ENCHANTED TAILOR: SHOLEM ALEICHEM IN SOVIET GRAPHIC ART-LECTURE AND GUIDED TOUR (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Katya Oicherman, PhD
Thursdays, June 18 to 25|10:30 AM to Noon 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

BECOMING HUMAN: KAFKA’S SHORT STORIES AND THE QUESTION OF IDENTITY (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Paul Reitter, PhD
Tuesdays, July 7 -14|7 to 8:30 PM ET

HEBREW SCRIPT IN ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Gregor Christopher Meinecke, PhD candidate
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 CAN WE 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

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

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