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Upcoming Lectures

Below is a chronological listing of individual lectures offered by Siegal Lifelong Learning. Click on the lecture titles below for the full lecture description, pricing and registration. Click here for instructions on using Siegal's registration system.

MOSHE GERSHUNI: HERETICAL VISIONS IN CONTEMPORARY ISRAELI ART (REMOTE)

Lecturer(s):
Katya Oicherman, PhD
Wednesday February 11 | 10:30 AM to Noon ET

CLEVELAND GEMS TOUR: SEVERANCE MUSIC CENTER

Lecturer(s):
Friday February 13 | 1 - 2 PM ET

ST. CARLO ACUTIS: WHAT THE MILLENNIAL SAINT TEACHES US ABOUT YOUTH RELIGION & CULTURE (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Brian Clites, PhD
Friday February 13 | 1 to 2:30 PM ET

HOW CULTURES GRIEVE: A CONVERSATION ON MOURNING PRACTICES ACROSS FAITHS AND TRADITIONS (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Moderator: Peter Haas, PhD
Tuesday February 17 | 11 AM - 12:30 PM ET

BOOK DISCUSSION: THE SECRET CHORD BY GERALDINE BROOKS (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Ruth Silon
Wednesday February 18 | 11 to 12:30 PM ET

THE ART AND LEGACY OF KADISHMAN: AN ISRAELI PRIZE WINNER (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Carol Salus, PhD
Thursday February 19 | 10 AM to 11:30 AM ET (please note time change)

LIFE, DEATH, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN: THE UNCONVENTIONAL WORLDS OF NOA YEDLIN (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Noa Yedlin
Tuesday February 24 | 6 to 7:30 PM

LOST IN ADAPTATION? HOW STORIES TRAVEL FROM PAGE TO SCREEN (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Noa Yedlin
Wednesday February 25 | 10:30 AM to Noon ET

NEW PLACES FROM OLD SPACES (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Lauren Pacini
Tuesday March 10 | 9:30 to 11:30 AM ET

A BRIEF BROADWAY HISTORY MUSICAL MELANGE (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Arnold Hirshon
Tuesday March 10 | 1:30 - 3 PM ET

KADDISH: MOSHE GERSHUNI ILLUSTRATES ALLEN GINSBERG - EXHIBIT TOUR

Lecturer(s):
Katya Oicherman, PhD
Wednesday March 11 | 10:30 AM - Noon

LIVING IN THE NEW AGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Alfred R. Cowger, Jr
Thursday March 12 | 1 to 2:30 PM ET

BOOK DISCUSSION: MRS. LILIENBLUM’S CLOUD FACTORY BY IDDO GEFEN (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Sylvia Abrams, PhD
Monday March 16 | 10 to 11:30 AM ET

WHAT'S NEW(S) IN ISRAEL? (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Doron Kalir
Friday March 20 | 11 AM - 12:30 PM ET

MIDDLE EAST UPDATE (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Peter Haas, PhD
Monday March 23 | 10-11:30 AM ET (please note earlier start time)

BEYOND SILICON VALLEY: HOW COMMUNITIES FOSTER INNOVATION (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Michael Goldberg, MA, MBA
Wednesday March 25 | 10:30 AM to Noon ET

WHEN HISTORY SHIFTS: MAMDANI'S ELECTION AND THE CHANGING JEWISH-AMERICAN LANDSCAPE (REMOTE)

Lecturer(s):
Josef Olmert, PhD
Thursday March 26 | 1:30 - 3 PM ET

PASSOVER IN ART AND OBJECTS (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Katya Oicherman, PhD
Monday April 13 | 1:30 to 3 PM ET

A PHILANTHROPIC DREAM UNDONE: THE SAGA OF THE BARNES FOUNDATION (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Brian Glassman, JD
Wednesday April 15 | 10:30 AM to NOON ET

THE DIVERSITY PRINCIPLE: THE STORY OF A TRANSFORMATIVE IDEA (REMOTE)

Lecturer(s):
David B. Oppenheimer
Monday April 20 | 7 to 8:30 PM ET

ACE BOOK DISCUSSION DAY

Lecturer(s):
John McBratney, PhD
Monday April 27 | 9:30 AM - 2 PM ET

KIBBUTZ BUCHENWALD: HOW SURVIVORS WROTE THEIR WAY TO A NEW BEGINNING (REMOTE)

Lecturer(s):
Lilach Naishtat, PhD
Thursday April 30 | 7 to 8:30 PM ET

THE BENEFITS OF PLANT-BASED NUTRITION: ABOVE AND BELOW THE BELT (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Jane Esselstyn,RN
Wednesday May 06 | 10:30 AM - Noon ET

VACCINES (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
David Skirball, MD
Tuesday May 12 | 9:30 AM (Breakfast) | 10 AM (Lecture)

BEYOND THE HEADLINES: HOPE, RESILIENCE, AND ISRAEL’S FUTURE (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Lee Yaron
Tuesday May 12 | 6:30 - 8 PM ET

WORDS THAT MOVE THE WORLD: JOURNALISM AS THE CATALYST FOR SOCIETAL CHANGE (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Lee Yaron
Wednesday May 13 | 10:30 AM to Noon ET

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF AN EARLY MUSIC PIONEER: NOAH GREENBERG (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
David Rothenberg, PhD
Thursday May 14 | 1:30 to 3 PM ET

GREAT INSTITUTIONS OF CLEVELAND: JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS (IN-PERSON & REMOTE)

Lecturer(s):
Sean Martin
Tuesday June 09 | 10 a.m. - noon ET

WHAT'S NEW(S) IN ISRAEL? (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Doron Kalir
Friday June 12 | 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM ET

BOOK DISCUSSION: HEART OF A STRANGER: AN UNLIKELY RABBI’S STORY OF FAITH, IDENTITY, AND BELONGING (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Ruth Silon
Thursday June 18 | 1:30 to 3 PM ET

VISIONARY LEADERSHIP AND GLOBAL IMPACT: THE REBBE AND THE CHABAD-LUBAVITCH MOVEMENT (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Rabbi Zushe Greenberg
Thursday June 25 | 1:30 to 3 PM ET

THE FRANCO PRUSSIAN WAR, THE PARIS COMMUNE, AND THE UNIFICATION OF GERMANY (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Irv Kushner, MD
Friday June 26 | 10:30 AM - NOON ET

MIDDLE EAST UPDATE (IN PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Peter Haas, PhD
Tuesday June 30 | 1:30-3 PM ET