Siegal Lifelong Learning Program

The Siegal Lifelong Learning Program has an array of remote courses and lectures running throughout the summer. A few highlights include: Tuesdays, July 6–27: “Sail the Seas with Queen Elizabeth I, Her Spies and Privateers”Thursdays, July 8–29: “Aristophanes: Comedy and Chaos in Classical…

The Siegal Lifelong Learning Program will offer an online lecture series titled “Jewish Anthropology: Community, Culture and Rituals” on Thursdays from July 8 to Aug. 12. Each session will be from noon to 1 p.m. ET. The series will consist of the following lectures: July 8: “Legacies of Justice…

Laura Dassow Walls’ biography of Henry David Thoreau (titled Henry David Thoreau, A Life) explores the wide range of talents and accomplishments of this significant 19th century intellectual, philosopher, social reformer, businessman and naturalist, who helped shape our national identity. Thoreau’s…

The Siegal Lifelong Learning Program will offer a remote course titled “Israel in a Changing Middle East: Opportunities and Risks,” led by Daniel Sherman, strategic consultant and lecturer in Modi'in, Israel. The course will be held from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Thursdays June 10 to July 1. This course will…

Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977, becoming the first openly gay man elected to public office in the United States. He had not even served a full year in office when he was shot by a homophobic fellow supervisor. A forceful champion of gays, racial…

The Great Depression presented Jewish women with a unique set of challenges and choices. In response, Jewish women found new survival strategies to cope with the difficult economic conditions and changing family dynamics of these turbulent years. The Siegal Lifelong Learning Program will offer a…

Join Siegal Lifelong Learning for an intimate conversation with Hadassah Lieberman on her newly released memoir, Hadassah: An American Story. Erika Rudin-Luria, president of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland, will facilitate this discussion, which will be held Wednesday, June 2, from 7 to 8:30…

The Siegal Lifelong Learning Program will offer a course titled “Exodus: From People to A People” to explore the dramatic book of Exodus, which follows the Israelite journey from slavery to freedom. This course will be held Wednesdays from May 19 to June 9. Each lecture will be held from 10 to…

The Siegal Lifelong Learning Program will host the Nobel Laureates Lecture Series, with lectures held May through August. This series will highlight Nobel Prize winners from 2020. Leading experts in related fields will present an overview of the Nobel Laureate, their research, its significance and…

Siegal Lifelong Learning published its summer catalog.  The Siegal Lifelong Learning program enriches lives by providing access to the academic world to lifelong learners of all ages. Courses and lectures on an array of topic areas are open to anyone interested in personal enrichment…