1/20 & 1/27 @ 11:00 AM/CH Instructor: Professor Judy Okun In the class, we will trace the dynamic evolution of the English language through its Germanic origins, Norse and Norman invasions, to its current position as a global language. We will also examine the development of alphabets...
1/13 & 1/27 @ 7:30 PM/CH 1/13 Carly Simon: Becoming famous in the early 1970s, she brought a style of introspective folk-rock style music, often teaming up with her sister, Broadway composer Lucy Simon and her husband, James Taylor. Her famous song, “You’re So Vain” has...
1/7, & 1/21 @ 11:00AM/CH Instructor: Heathe Overdor Literary Fingerprints – How novels and poetry reflected culture, society, and taboos of the 17th and 18th centuries, leading to feminist writers like Mary Brunton, Maria Edgeworth and Jane Austen; to socio-political adventure writers like Alexander Dumas and Charles...
1/14 & 1/28 @ 11:00AM/CH Instructor: Dan Pantano 1/14 Jewish Composers 30's, 40's, 50's This includes the great composers/lyricists who changed Broadway from cabaret shows to full productions. It includes the works of: Irving Berlin, George M. Cohan, George & Ira Gershwin, Sigmund Romberg, Jerome Kern, Kurt Weill,...
1/8, 1/15, 1/22 & 1/29 @ 10:00 AM / MR Instructor: Steve Pollack (Please note: The Critical Thinking classes have been focused on topical/political issues, but will re-focus on critical thinking habits, going forward) Examining the difference between bias and reason – how the most difficult and...
1/8, 1/15, 1/22 & 1/29 @ 11:00 AM/CH Instructor: Steve Pollack Post-Civil War Restoration, The Gilded Age, Immigration in America, Vladimir Lenin, War with Spain and Labor Unrest...
1/8, & 1/15 @ 1:00 PM/CH Hosted by: Barbara Anderson 1/8 Women in History; Myths, Legends and Lore While women's history has often been ignored or even erased over the centuries, many women have made huge impacts on society. However, historical knowledge is often imperfect or erroneously portrayed...
1/22 & 1/29 @ 1:00 PM/CH Instructor: Harriet Hendel Instructor: Harriet Hendel Ken Burns documentary series. Part 3 and 4. 1/22 "Every Single Word Matters" (Part 3) 1/29 “Home Is A Work in Progress" (Part 4)...
1/15 & 1/29 @ 2:15 PM/CH Hosted by: Cantor Jana Schachter 1/15-Cantor’s Class-This week, we will begin to read the Book of Exodus in synagogue. In preparation, we will learn about the life of Moses’s sister, Miriam and his wife, Zipporah. 1/29-Cantor’s Class-In this class we will learn...
1/22 @ 2:15 PM/CH Hosted by: Cantor Jana Schachter 1/22 World Religions-In this class we will learn about Mormonism....