Below is a chronological listing of upcoming courses offered by Siegal Lifelong Learning. Click on the course titles below for the full lecture description, pricing and registration.
THE AMERICAN ECONOMY AND ITS CHALLENGES (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Earl Leiken, JD Thursdays, April 2 - 23|10:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET
DOROTHY ALLISON'S BASTARD OUT OF CAROLINA (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Monica Miller, PhD Mondays, April 6-27|3:00 PM to 4:30 PM ET
A CENTURY OF FICTION: THE NEW YORKER - THE FIRST 50 YEARS (OR SO) (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Angela Fasick, MFA Tuesdays, April 7-28|10:30 AM to NOON ET
CMA UP CLOSE: ARTISTS AND INSPIRATION (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Museum Staff Tuesdays, April 7 - May 12|1:30 PM to 2:30 PM ET
CONTEMPORARY CONSTITUTIONAL CONTROVERSIES BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Barbara Greenberg, JD Tuesdays, April 7-May 12|10:30 AM - Noon ET
REMEMBER THE LADIES: WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION AND THOUGHT IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Cheryl Wires Tuesdays, April 7 - 28|10:30 AM to NOON ET
BEYOND HUMAN (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Thursdays, April 9 and April 16|See below
CMA UP CLOSE: ARTISTS AND INSPIRATION (Course Full)
Instructor(s): Museum Staff Thursdays, April 9 - May 14|1:30 PM to 2:30 PM ET
GREAT INSTITUTIONS OF CLEVELAND: PERFORMING ARTS (IN-PERSON & REMOTE)
Instructor(s): John Grabowski, PhD, Moderator Fridays, April 10-24|10:00 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. start time (see below)
HOW THE HEART, LUNGS, AND KIDNEYS WORK TOGETHER (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): David Skirball, MD Mondays, April 13 - May 4|10:30 AM - Noon ET
IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS THAT MADE AMERICA (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Patrick Moore, JD Mondays, April 13-May 18|11:00 AM to 12:30 PM ET
JAMES JOYCE AND THE CINEMA (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Terry Meehan Tuesdays, April 14-May 19|2 to 3:30 PM ET
A 21ST CENTURY READ ON "MAN’S SEARCH FOR MEANING" ( IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Jane McCourt, MSW, LSW Mondays, April 20 to 27|10:30 AM to Noon ET
THE LEGEND OF THE GRAIL (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Ryan Muckerheide, PhD Mondays, April 20 to June 1 (No class May 25)|1:30 to 3 PM ET
WRITING CREATIVE NONFICTION (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Linda Tuthill Tuesdays, April 21 to May 26|1-3 PM ET
POETRY WRITING (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Linda Tuthill Thursdays, April 23 to May 28|1-3 PM ET
BEGINNER CONVERSATIONAL HEBREW, LEVEL 2 (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Leah Cooper Mondays, April 27 to July 6|6:30 to 8:30 PM ET
INTERMEDIATE CONVERSATIONAL HEBREW, LEVEL 1 (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Leah Cooper Mondays, April 27 to July 6|1 to 3 PM ET
AMERICAN DREAM: IMMIGRANTS AND THE BUSINESS OF CLEVELAND FASHION (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Patty Edmonson Mondays, April 27 - May 4|1:30 - 3 PM ET
BEGINNER BIBLICAL HEBREW, LEVEL 2 (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Holly Litwin Tuesdays, April 28 to June 30|6:30 to 8:30 PM ET
ADVANCED HEBREW LITERATURE, LEVEL 3 (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Judith Shamir Tuesdays, April 28 to June 30|10 AM to Noon ET
BEGINNER CONVERSATIONAL HEBREW, LEVEL 1 (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Leah Cooper Tuesdays, April 28 to June 30|1 to 3 PM ET
WRITTEN IN THE STARS: THE NARRATIVE ROOTS OF SPACE EXPLORATION (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Kevin P. Keating, MFA Tuesdays, April 28-May 5|10:30 AM - Noon ET
ADVANCED CONVERSATIONAL HEBREW, LEVEL 1 (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Rivka Taub Tuesdays, April 28 to June 30|10 AM to Noon ET
BEGINNER HEBREW FROM ALEPH-BET, LEVEL 1 (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Rivka Taub Tuesdays, April 28 to June 30|6 to 8 PM ET
INTERMEDIATE CONVERSATIONAL HEBREW, LEVEL 2 (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Rivka Taub Wednesdays, April 29 to July 1|10 am to Noon ET
ADVANCED CONVERSATIONAL HEBREW, LEVEL 2 (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Judith Shamir Thursdays, April 30 to July 9|10 AM to Noon ET
GEORGIAN JEWS AND THEIR CULTURAL TREASURES (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Thea Gomelauri, PhD Mondays, May 4-June 15 (No Class May 25)|11 AM - 12:30 PM ET
VIENNA: A CITY OF TWO TALES (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Steven Chervin, Ed.D Wednesdays, May 6-20|1:30 to 3 PM ET
AMERICAN MASTERS (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Sean Crum, MA Wednesdays, May 6 to June 10|1:30 to 3 PM ET
BIRDING AT THE FARM (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Timothy Matson, PhD Fridays, May 8 to June 12|7 to 9 AM ET
A CENTURY OF FICTION: THE NEW YORKER – THE LAST 50 YEARS (OR SO) (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Angela Fasick, MFA Tuesdays, May 12 to June 2|10:30 AM to Noon ET
FROM DARWIN TO “SOCIAL DARWINISM”: SCIENCE, POWER, AND MISUSED IDEAS (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Renea Frey, PhD Wednesdays, May 20-June 10|10-11:30 AM ET
ROOTS AND RESONANCE: JEWISH LIFE AND ART IN MEXICO (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Sara Aroeste, PhD Tuesdays, May 26 to June 2|1:30 to 3 PM ET
LIBERAL DEMOCRACY IN CRISIS: WHAT WENT WRONG? (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Steve Klein, PhD Wednesdays, May 27 to July 1|1:30 to 3 PM ET
ITALIAN JEWS OF THE RENAISSANCE (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Matt Goldish, PhD Thursdays, May 28 to June 11|10:30 AM to Noon ET
ART OF THE 1960S (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Carol Salus, PhD Tuesdays, June 2-23|1 to 2:30 PM ET
PSYCHOANALYZING SHAKESPEARE’S CHARACTERS (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Barbara Burgess-Van Aken PhD Wednesday, June 3 to 24|12:30 to 2:00 PM ET
THE LEGACY OF THE SILVERS, 1917-1989 (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Sean Martin, PhD, Associate Curator for Jewish Studies, Western Reserve Historical Society and Mondays, June 8 to 29|10:30 AM to Noon ET
IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS THAT MADE AMERICA (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Patrick Moore, JD Tuesdays, June 16 to July 21|1:30 to 3:00 PM ET
TRIBAL PEOPLES: INDIGENOUS AND JEWISH APPROACHES TO TRADITIONAL LAW, JUSTICE, AND SELF-DETERMINATION (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Judge David Voluck, JD Tuesdays, June 16-July 21 (no class on July 14)|11 AM to 12:30 PM ET
DIVINE NAMES: JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVES (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Todd Rosenberg Wednesdays, June 17 to July 1|7-8:30 PM ET
ANALYZING MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PART II (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Michael Walczak, JD Wednesdays, June 24 to July 29|1:30 to 3:00 PM ET
WHAT IS JEWISH ART ? MODERNITY, IDENTITY, AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Ori Soltes, PhD Mondays, July 6 to 13|1:30 to 3:00 PM ET
HEBREW SCRIPT IN ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Gregor Christopher Meinecke Tuesdays, July 7 to 21|1:30 to 3:00 PM ET
CAPTAIN’S DINNER: A SHIPWRECK, AN ACT OF CANNIBALISM, AND A MURDER TRIAL THAT CHANGED LEGAL HISTORY (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Barbara Greenberg, J.D. Tuesdays, July 7 to 28|10:30 AM to Noon ET
THE BIRTH OF THE SYNAGOGUE IN THE ANCIENT WORLD: FROM GATHERING PLACE TO SACRED SPACE (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Isaac Landes, PhD Wednesdays, July 8 to 29|11 AM to 12:30 PM ET
THREE STORIES, THREE WINDOWS: WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM ISRAELI SHORT STORIES? (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Shira Atik Thursdays, July 9 to 30 (no class July 23)|10:30 AM to Noon ET
DAUGHTERS OF THE REPUBLIC: WOMEN’S RHETORIC AND THE ROAD TO SUFFRAGE (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Renea Frey, PhD Thursdays, July 16 to August 6|10:30 AM to Noon ET
POWER, IDEOLOGY AND CONFLICT: U.S-ISRAEL RELATIONS IN A CHANGING MIDDLE EAST (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Josef Olmert, PhD Tuesdays, July 28 to August 25|11 AM to 12:30 PM ET
SACRED SPACES: EXPLORING CLEVELAND’S LOCAL SYNAGOGUES (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Thursdays, August 6 to September 3|11 AM to Noon ET
BULLET HOLES BY NORRIN M. RIPSMAN
Instructor(s): Norrin M. Ripsman, PhD Friday, August 7 and 21 (No Class August 14)|10 to 11:30 AM ET
THE CLEVELAND CURSE WITH AUTHOR DAVE EIFERT (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Dave Eifert Mondays, August 10 - 17|1 to 2:30 PM ET
VOICES OF MEMORY AND IDENTITY: THE ART OF JEWISH AND ISRAELI POETRY (IN-PERSON)
Instructor(s): Nadav Linial, PhD Wednesdays, August 12 to 26|11:00 AM to 12:30 PM ET
JEWS IN IMPERIAL RUSSIA DURING WORLD WAR I: RELIEF WORK, REFUGEES, AND REVOLUTION (REMOTE)
Instructor(s): Polly Zavadivker, PhD Wednesdays, August 12 to 19|1:30 to 3:00 PM ET