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All Lectures (Chronological Listing)

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.

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 THE AGE OF AI (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 - 11:30 AM ET (please note earlier start time)

THREE GIRLS OF SHANGHAI: STORIES OF JEWISH REFUGE AND IDENTITY — FILM SCREENING & DISCUSSION (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Kevin Ostoyich, PhD
Thursday April 16 | 5:30 to 7:30 PM 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

JEWISH PERSPECTIVE ON PATIENT-DOCTOR RELATIONS (REMOTE)

Lecturer(s):
Dafna Ben-Yosef, Director of Jewish Lifelong Learning and
Thursday April 30 | 1 - 2 PM ET

RECONNECTING THE HAND AND ARM TO THE BRAIN (ReHAB): USING NEUROTECHNOLOGY TO RESTORE THE ABILITY TO MOVE AND FEEL AFTER SPINAL CORD INJURY AND PARALYSIS (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
A. Bolu Ajiboye, PhD
Thursday April 9 | 4 - 5:30 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

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

Lecturer(s):
Lee Yaron
Wednesday May 06 | 6:30 - 8 PM ET

SHANGHAI – PORT OF LAST RESORT FOR EUROPEAN JEWS AND A HAVEN FOR THE KISCH FAMILY (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Eric Kisch
Friday May 08 | 10 to 11:30 AM ET

VACCINES (IN-PERSON)

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

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

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

Lecturer(s):
Lee Yaron
Thursday May 7 | 10:30 AM to Noon ET

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

Lecturer(s):
Sean Martin
Tuesday June 09 | 10 a.m. - noon 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 11 | 1:30 to 3 PM ET

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

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

GREAT INSTITUTIONS OF CLEVELAND: DEBATE, DISCUSSION & FREE SPEECH (IN-PERSON & REMOTE)

Lecturer(s):
John Grabowski, PhD, Moderator
Wednesday July 15 | 10 a.m. - noon ET

ACE GOES TO THE THEATER

Lecturer(s):
Thursday, July 16 - Friday, July 17