Adult Education

2018-19 Lecture Series Schedule 

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Tuesday, Oct. 9^th   12:00PM to 2:00PM J.E.W.E.L. Herbert H. Lehman: A Political History
Guest Speaker, Prof. Duane L. Tananbaum

Thursday, Oct 25^th    7:30PM to 9:00PM EVENING LECTURE Israel’s Game of Thrones
Rabbi Jennifer Jaech

Tuesday, Oct. 30^th   10:00AM to 12:00PM MORNING LECTURE Little Known Jewish Folklore
Rabbi Shoshana Hantman

Tuesday, Nov. 13^th  10:00AM to 12:00PM MORNING LECTURE Jews In The American Civil Rights Movement
Rabbi Shoshana Hantman

Wednesday, Nov. 14^th   12:00PM to 2:00PM J.E.W.E.L. Part One: Jewish Labor Movement and Socialism
Professor Jack Judd

Wednesday, Dec. 12^th    12:00PM to 2:00PM J.E.W.E.L. Part Two: Jewish Organized Labor in the USA 
Professor Jack Judd

Tuesday, Dec. 18^th   7:30PM to 9:00PM EVENING LECTURE The Chosen People? A Film About Jewish Identity
Produced by Joshua Gippin, an award winning documentary shown around the world

Wednesday, March 13^th   12:00PM to 2:00PM J.E.W.E.L. Jewish Trailblazers of Trans-Mississippi West
Professor Jack Judd

Thursday, March 14^th   7:30PM to 9:00PM EVENING LECTURE Jewish Myths have been a large part of Jewish tradition.  Let’s explore angels, demons, golems, giants, secret voices and hidden corners of creation.
Bruce Appelbaum

Wednesday, April 10^th    12:00PM to 2:00PM J.E.W.E.L. Hasidism Comes to America With Emphasis On NYC.
Professor Jack Judd

Tuesday, April 30^th    10:30AM to 12:00PM MORNING LECTURE Jewish in America: Living George Washington’s Promise ​​​​​​
Noted authority and author Richard L Rubin

Tuesday, May 21^st    7:30PM to 9:00PM EVENING LECTURE Reviving MY Family’s History: Memorializing the Forgotten Jews of Mainz. 
Joan Long Salomon, a Generations Forward Speaker by The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center

More Event Information

Evening Lectures are sponsored by the Temple Israel Brotherhood. All other lectures are presented by J.E.W.E.L (Jewish Education While Eating Lunch) and Adult Education of Temple Israel of Northern Westchester.

All events are held in TINW's Community room and are open at no charge to Temple members and members of the community.  Light refreshments will be served.  For the J.E.W.E.L presentations, bring your own lunch…we’ll supply the coffee and cookies.