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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.

PICASSO: THE MAN AND HIS ART (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Carol Salus, PhD
Tuesday July 08 | 9:30 a.m. Breakfast | 10 a.m.–noon Lecture

BOOK DISCUSSION: THERE THERE (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Jeff Karem, Ph.D.
Thursday July 10 | 1:30–3 p.m. ET

THE MUSICAL MOZINSKIS: A NOVEL, SUSAN PETRONE (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Susan Petrone
Friday July 11 | 11:30 a.m.–2 p.m. ET

THE FLORIDAS: A PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Ian Adams
Tuesday July 15 | 10:30 a.m.–noon ET

DIGGING FOR YOUR JEWISH ROOTS-GENEALOGY FROM A TO Z (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Ken Bravo
Wednesday July 23 | 10 a.m.–noon ET

FAITH IN FLUX: HOW PEW RESEARCH REVEALS THE FUTURE OF AMERICAN RELIGION (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Peter Haas, PhD
Tuesday July 29 | 10:30 a.m–noon ET

BOOK DISCUSSION: LONG ISLAND COMPROMISE BY TAFFY BRODESSER-AKNER (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Ruth Silon
Tuesday August 05 | 1:30–3 p.m. ET

BEAUTIFUL HOMES: BEVERLY HOUSE AND THE ROSECLIFF (REMOTE)

Lecturer(s):
Susan Cannavino
Wednesday August 06 | noon–1:30 p.m. ET

SLOW JOURNEY TO TOTALITY, DIANE VOGEL FERRI (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Diane Vogel Ferri
Friday August 08 | 11:30 a.m.–2 p.m. ET

KOL NIDRE: A MUSICAL JOURNEY (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Larry Josefovitz
Tuesday August 19 | 1:30–3 p.m. ET

ACE TRIP TO SHAW FESTIVAL

Lecturer(s):
Friday, September 19 – Saturday, September 20, 2025

LIVING IN THE NEW AGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Alfred R. Cowger, Jr
Tuesday September 09 | 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM ET

JUDAISM AND THE ENVIRONMENT: THE ETHICS OF CARE AND RESPONSIBILITY (REMOTE)

Lecturer(s):
Hava Tirosh, PhD
Monday September 15 | 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET

WE HAVEN’T ALWAYS HAD PARIS: WHY THE PARIS DEAL MATTERS (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Matthew Hodgetts, PhD
Thursday September 18 | 10:30 AM to Noon ET

FREUDIAN STRIPS: COMICS, MENTAL HEALTH, AND THE AMERICAN SUPERHERO (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Valentino Zullo, PhD
Wednesday October 01 | 10:30 AM to Noon ET

ACE LECTURE DAY: HISPANIOLA: HAITI AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC -- ONE ISLAND, TWO DIFFERENT COUNTRIES (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Jose Sola, PhD, Cleveland State University
Monday October 13

AMERICAN MACCABEE: THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND THE JEWS (REMOTE)

Lecturer(s):
Andrew Porwancher, PhD
Thursday October 16 | 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET

LOVE PREVAILS (REMOTE)

Lecturer(s):
Jean Bosco Rutagengwa
Monday October 20 | 10:30 AM to Noon ET

GENE EDITING: EXTRAORDINARY PROMISE FOR GOOD, UNRESTRAINABLE POTENTIAL FOR ABUSE (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Barbara Kuemerle, PhD
Friday October 24 | 10:30 AM to Noon ET

THE GREAT DEBATE – RATIFYING THE CONSTITUTION (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Patrick Moore, JD
Tuesday November 04 | 9:30 am Breakfast; 10 am Lecture

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

Lecturer(s):
Doron Kalir
Friday November 07 | 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM ET

MAHJONG: FROM CHINA TO THE WORLD (REMOTE & GROUP SCREENING)

Lecturer(s):
Gregg Swain
Monday November 10 | 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET

THE LAST SHIPS FROM HAMBURG, THE BUSINESS, RIVALRY, AND THE RACE TO SAVE RUSSIA’S JEWS ON THE EVE OF WORLD WAR I (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Steven Ujifusa
Thursday November 13 | 10:30 AM - Noon ET

BOOK DISCUSSION: KRISPR BY JENNIFER HANDLER (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Barbara Kumerle, PhD
Friday November 14 | 10:30 AM to Noon ET

MOSES JACOB EZEKIEL: JEWISH, CONFEDERATE, EXPATRIATE SCULPTOR (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Samantha Baskind, PhD
Wednesday December 03 | 10:30 AM to Noon ET

ICONS, IDENTITY, AND INNOVATION: THE JEWISH MUSEUM, NEW YORK CITY (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Carol Salus, PhD
Thursday December 04 | 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM ET

TRANSLATION AND TRAUMA: POETRY AFTER OCTOBER 7TH (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Barbara Mann, PhD
Tuesday December 09 | 10:00 AM to Noon ET

BOTANICAL DEFENSE: THE TULIP TREE’S SECRET TO PEST RESISTANCE (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Matthew Bertin, PhD
Wednesday December 10 | 10:30AM to Noon

ANTARCTICA: A SCENIC AND SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION (IN PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Tom Hare, Geologist, Executive Director, HarvestNet
Thursday December 11 | 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM ET