12/4, & 12/11 @11:00 AM/CH Hosted by: Professor Judy Okun 12/4 The Ancient Middle East Travel with us to the ancient Middle East as we investigate how geographic conditions led to early civilizations and the development of agriculture, intellectual, and technological innovations. 12/11 The Ancient Middle East Travel with us...
12/4 & 12/18 @ 1:30 PM/CH Instructor: Michael Ludwig 12/4 Remembering and celebrating the life and artistry of Andre Watts. 12/18 A look at great film music....
12/11 & 12/28 @ 7:30 PM/CH 12/11 Nicolai Gedda: Considered by many as the most complete tenor of the 20th century, Nicolai Gedda was one of the most recorded singers in history and sang opera competently in more languages than nearly any other performer. He is known...
12/5, & 12/18 @ 11:00AM/CH Instructor: Gary Scarpello 12/5 presentation presents the strangest foods people actually eat! Some pretty awful looking culinary delights. Unfortunately or perhaps fortunately we won’t get the chance to taste these “delicacies”. 12/19 Absurd Laws in America - This one part presentation looks into...
12/12 & 12/26 @ 2:30 PM/CH Instructor: Pat Worley 12/12 The Maasai There is a tribe of people in Africa that still live like they did 1,000 years ago. They are the Maasai people. We will learn about their culture and see how music and dance...
12/13, & 12/27 @ 10:00 AM/CH Instructor: Steve Pollack Examining the difference between bias and reason – how the most difficult and rewarding arguments are with one’s self....
12/6 12/13, 12/20 &12/27 @ 11:00 AM/CH Instructor: Steve Pollack Strife in the Middle East has been a focus of human activity since before biblical times. Control of the Palestine territory has been tested by the Canaanites, Assyrians, Babylonians, Hebrews, Phoenicians, Philistines, Hittites, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines,...
12/6 & 12/20 @ 1:00 PM/CH Instructor: Herb Kaufman 12/6 “The True History of the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor." The shout of “General Quarters” rang throughout the fleet. A historian once wrote that the command at Pearl Harbor was “swatting at mice, while a tiger jumped through the...
12/13 & 11/22 @1:00 PM/CH Instructor Harriet Hendel 12/13 Jennifer Thompson accused Ronald Cotton of an assault but he was the wrong man. He served 11 years behind bars. 12/27 Kristine Bunch was arrested for setting a fire which killed her toddler. She served 17 years in prison....
12/6, 12/20, & 12/27 @ 2:15 PM/CH Hosted by: Cantor Jana Schachter 12/6 In this class we will learn about the history of the Israeli National Emblem and how it connects to the holiday of Chanukah. We will also learn about the history of popular Chanukah songs. 12/20...