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Upcoming Lectures

Below is a chronological listing of individual lectures offered by Siegal Lifelong Learning. Click on the lecture titles below for the full lecture description, pricing and registration. Click here for instructions on using Siegal's registration system.

RECONNECTING THE HAND AND ARM TO THE BRAIN (ReHAB): USING NEUROTECHNOLOGY TO RESTORE THE ABILITY TO MOVE AND FEEL AFTER SPINAL CORD INJURY AND PARALYSIS (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
A. Bolu Ajiboye, PhD
Thursday April 09 | 4 - 5:30 PM ET

PASSOVER IN ART AND OBJECTS (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Katya Oicherman, PhD
Monday April 13 | 1:30 to 3 PM ET

A PHILANTHROPIC DREAM UNDONE: THE SAGA OF THE BARNES FOUNDATION (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Brian Glassman, JD
Wednesday April 15 | 10 - 11:30 AM ET (please note earlier start time)

THREE GIRLS OF SHANGHAI: STORIES OF JEWISH REFUGE AND IDENTITY — FILM SCREENING & DISCUSSION (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Kevin Ostoyich, PhD
Thursday April 16 | 5:30 to 7:30 PM ET

THE DIVERSITY PRINCIPLE: THE STORY OF A TRANSFORMATIVE IDEA (REMOTE)

Lecturer(s):
David B. Oppenheimer
Monday April 20 | 7 to 8:30 PM ET

ACE BOOK DISCUSSION DAY

Lecturer(s):
John McBratney, PhD
Monday April 27 | 9:30 AM - 2 PM ET

KIBBUTZ BUCHENWALD: HOW SURVIVORS WROTE THEIR WAY TO A NEW BEGINNING (REMOTE)

Lecturer(s):
Lilach Naishtat, PhD
Thursday April 30 | 7 to 8:30 PM ET

JEWISH PERSPECTIVE ON PATIENT-DOCTOR RELATIONS (REMOTE)

Lecturer(s):
Dafna Ben-Yosef, Director of Jewish Lifelong Learning and
Thursday April 30 | 1 - 2 PM ET

THE BENEFITS OF PLANT-BASED NUTRITION: ABOVE AND BELOW THE BELT (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Jane Esselstyn, RN
Wednesday May 06 | 10:30 AM - Noon ET

BEYOND THE HEADLINES: HOPE, RESILIENCE, AND ISRAEL’S FUTURE (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Lee Yaron
Wednesday May 06 | 6:30 - 8 PM ET

WORDS THAT MOVE THE WORLD: JOURNALISM AS THE CATALYST FOR SOCIETAL CHANGE (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Lee Yaron
Thursday May 07 | 10:30 AM to Noon ET

SHANGHAI – PORT OF LAST RESORT FOR EUROPEAN JEWS AND A HAVEN FOR THE KISCH FAMILY (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Eric Kisch
Friday May 08 | 10 to 11:30 AM ET

VACCINES (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
David Skirball, MD
Tuesday May 12 | 9:30 AM (Breakfast) | 10 AM (Lecture)

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF AN EARLY MUSIC PIONEER: NOAH GREENBERG (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
David Rothenberg, PhD
Thursday May 14 | 1:30 to 3 PM ET

GREAT INSTITUTIONS OF CLEVELAND: JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS (IN-PERSON & REMOTE)

Lecturer(s):
Sean Martin
Tuesday June 09 | 10 a.m. - noon ET

BOOK DISCUSSION: HEART OF A STRANGER: AN UNLIKELY RABBI’S STORY OF FAITH, IDENTITY, AND BELONGING (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Ruth Silon
Thursday June 11 | 1:30 to 3 PM ET

WHAT'S NEW(S) IN ISRAEL? (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Doron Kalir
Friday June 12 | 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM ET

FAITH AND FREEDOM: THE STRUGGLE TO PRESERVE THE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE (IN PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
James Mitchell Brown, JD
Thursday June 18 | 6:30 to 8:00 PM ET

BOOK DISCUSSION: THE GREAT GATSBY (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
F. Jeff Karem, PhD
Thursday June 18 | 1-2:30 PM ET

VISIONARY LEADERSHIP AND GLOBAL IMPACT: THE REBBE AND THE CHABAD-LUBAVITCH MOVEMENT (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Rabbi Zushe Greenberg
Thursday June 25 | 1:30 to 3 PM ET

THE FRANCO PRUSSIAN WAR, THE PARIS COMMUNE, AND THE UNIFICATION OF GERMANY (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Irv Kushner, MD
Friday June 26 | 10:30 AM - NOON ET

MIDDLE EAST UPDATE (IN PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Peter Haas, PhD
Tuesday June 30 | 1:30-3 PM ET

SUPERMAN: FROM CLEVELAND TO KRYPTON AND BACK AGAIN (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Brad Ricca, PhD
Thursday July 09 | 6 - 8 PM ET

HOMETOWN HEROES: CELEBRATING OHIO’S FAMOUS FIGURES (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Susan Sheehan Cannavino
Friday July 10 | 1 to 2:30 PM ET

THE ART OF THE CON: IDENTITY THEFT, FALSE ADVERTISING, SCAMS, AND ROBOCALLS (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Jon Miller Steiger, JD
Tuesday July 14 | 9:30 to 11:30 AM ET

GREAT INSTITUTIONS OF CLEVELAND: DEBATE, DISCUSSION & FREE SPEECH (IN-PERSON & REMOTE)

Lecturer(s):
John Grabowski, PhD, Moderator
Wednesday July 15 | 10 a.m. - noon ET

ROBOTS THAT CARE: HOW TECHNOLOGY CAN STRENGTHEN HUMAN CONNECTION (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Alexis E. Block, PhD
Monday July 27 | 10 to 11:30 AM ET

THE FIRST JEWS IN AMERICAN & THE BIRTH OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM (1649 – 1790) (REMOTE)

Lecturer(s):
Ronald Gibbs, md
Wednesday July 8 | 1:30 to 3:00 PM ET

ACE GOES TO THE THEATER

Lecturer(s):
Thursday, July 16 - Friday, July 17 |

THE MIDDLE EAST DECODED: REALITIES AND CURRENT POWER DYNAMICS (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Ori Soltes
Wednesday August 05 | 1:30 to 3 PM ET

CLEVELAND BEFORE COUNTRY (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
John Skrtic
Friday August 14 | 10-11:30 AM ET

THE GEESE IN OUR BACKYARDS: MIGRATION SCIENCE, FLIGHT DYNAMICS, AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF HUMAN FEEDING (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Mary Kazmir
Friday August 28 | 10 to 11:30 AM ET