Siegal Lifelong Learning Program

The Siegal Lifelong Learning Program at Case Western Reserve University will host the 2016 Northeast Ohio Public Policy Series, which brings together a panel of local leaders and experts to exchange ideas and share views on critical issues affecting Northeast Ohio. Each of the series’ 10 events,…

The Laura and Alvin Siegal Lifelong Learning Program at Case Western Reserve University will host the fourth session of its four-part Northeast Ohio Public Policy Series on critical regional issues Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 7 p.m. at the Siegal Facility in Beachwood (26500 Shaker Blvd.). The topic for…

In 2014, there were 198 deaths due to heroin in Cuyahoga County. Approximately 50 percent of those deaths were in the suburbs. Much remains unknown and misunderstood about substance abuse. Four public sessions presented by the The Laura & Alvin Siegal Lifelong Learning Program—titled…

The Bible continues to influence Israeli culture, even in the rock, hip-hop and rap music scene. Learn how pop stars are mining sacred Jewish texts to provide an unexpected window into Israeli art forms, both secular and Jewish, at “Hip-Hoppin’ Jews: on the Bible and Israeli Pop Music.” The talk,…

The community is invited for a day of lectures and discussion with faculty experts to examine and celebrate the life and times of civic activist Newton D. Baker, addressing his impact on the intellectual and political life of Northeast Ohio and beyond. The symposium is Sunday, April 19, from 1:30…

Israeli author and filmmaker Etgar Keret will spend the evening of March 25 in Beachwood discussing his latest book, The Seven Good Years: A Memoir and the current situation in Israel. The book, a nonfiction account of Keret's personal life, follows on the successes of earlier books, Suddenly a…

Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz, author of Jewish Ethics and Social Justice: A Guide for the 21st Century, will discuss “Jewish Social Justice Activism: From Moses to Today” on Wednesday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. at the Beachwood campus of Case Western Reserve University’s Laura and Alvin Siegal Lifelong Learning…

The Institute for the Science of Origins, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) and the Laura and Alvin Siegal Lifelong Learning Program will present a symposium titled “Food: Origins, Innovation, Imagination” Monday, Nov. 17, from 9 to 11 a.m. The symposium will be followed by a book signing and…

A well-received response to last year’s offering of a West Side Senior Scholars course prompted Case Western Reserve University’s Laura and Alvin Siegal Lifelong Learning Program to return this fall with a new course, “Medieval Christian Pilgrimage: Canterbury, Santiago, Rome and Beyond.” The…

The Laura & Alvin Siegal Lifelong Learning Program will host an “Opening Day” of activities Thursday, Aug. 28, featuring an evening lecture with Kirk Schneider, a psychologist and spokesperson for contemporary existential-humanistic psychology. The event will preview fall programming and…