Thursdays – Famous Jewish Personalities in Politics, Science, Music and Art
10/1@ 3:15 10/8,10/15, 10/22 &10/29 @ 3:00 PM/CH
Instructor: Stuart Liss
10/1 The Queen of Sheba arrives in ancient literature surrounded by gold, spices, camels and royal splendor. But archaeology has produced no palace, tomb, inscription or treasure that they can securely say belonged to her. The mystery is especially baffling since archaeologists have established that the wealthy kingdom associated with Sheba really did exist.
10/8 Eugene Levy Who is the man behind Hollywood’s most iconic eyebrows? Born into a loving, blue-collar family, Eugene Levy’s oddly creative ambitions just couldn’t be curbed. From his early days on SCTV to his collaborations with Christopher Guest, Levy has enjoyed a long, successful comedic career. Here are 40 Eyebrow-Raising Facts about Eugene Levy, the fatherly favorite from American Pie and Schitt’s Creek.
10/15 Clarence Darrow Old movie fans will recognize the stock character of the small-town lawyer, who doles out equal amounts of wisdom and goodwill. Well, Clarence Darrow might have been the prototype of this familiar trope, but his speeches were way too long for any motion picture. Darrow made a name for himself as the long-winded champion of underdogs. Then, in one stunning moment, he found himself facing a judge for his own misdeeds.
10/22 Jackson Pollock is one of those artists who is a household name, even in households that aren’t art centric. However, few people truly understand the complicated and often difficult story of Pollock’s life. Born into a home of modest means, Pollock struggled to process life the only way he knew how—but even his meteoric launch to fame couldn’t erase the demons that chased him.
10/29 Alfred Hitchcock’s chilling movies completely changed the face of Hollywood, yet when people met him, they were often surprised. The rotund, polite, silly prankster was nothing like the dark genius they pictured—but Hitchcock was simply good at hiding his depravities. The truth is: He was just as disturbed as his movies would have you believe.
