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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

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

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

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

SARAFANS, SANDALS, AND SWIMSUITS: 80 YEARS OF ISRAELI FASHION (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s):
Einav Rabinovitch-Fox, PhD
Tuesdays, November 10 to December 15 (No Class Dec 8) | 6 to 7:30 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

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