Spring 2016 Course Schedule
Course Description and Bio: Click on the course code (for
example, Mo-A1-10-TBE) just above the course title for a full
description of that course and a brief biography of its course
leader(s). We urge you to read the course description carefully before
choosing a course.
5-week Courses: Note that there are several 5-week courses given
in the first and second half of the semester (designated by 5a and 5b,
respectively, in the course code)
Film course: Although it extends over 2 class blocks, it counts as one course with a course fee of $135.
For a printable version of the course schedule (3 pages), click here or go to the bottom of this page for the file to print or view. Whether printing the file or this page, be sure to use landscape format to see all three course days.
| Time |
Mondays at
Temple Beth Elohim (TBE)
starting Feb. 29
|
Thursdays at
Temple Beth Elohim (TBE)
starting March 3
|
9:45
- 11:15 |
Mo-A1-10-TBE
Films about Racism and
Anti-Semitism (2 blocks)
Irwin Silver
Mo-A2-10-TBE
Teddy Roosevelt
Marvin Snider
Mo-A3-10-TBE
Reading and Enjoying Two Great Poets: W.B. Yeats and Wislawa Szymborska
Ruth Kramer Baden
|
Th-A1-10-TBE
The USA from 1945 to the
Present
Harriet Janel Starrett
(Closed)
Th-A2-10-TBE
Painters of the Italian Renaissance
Suzanne Art
(Closed)
Th-A3-10-TBE
The Rise of the Anti-Hero: three 19th century French Novels
Lois Ziegelman
(Course not being given)
|
11:15
- 11:30
|
Break |
Break |
11:30
- 1:00
|
Mo-A1-10-TBE
Films about Racism and
Anti-Semitism (2 blocks)
Irwin Silver
Mo-B2-10-TBE
Old Settlers, New Immigrants: The Hispanic Presence in the U.S.
Gene Kupferschmid
Mo-B3-5a-TBE
A Taste of Science and
Technology
(5-week course starting Feb. 29)
Peter Schmidt
and Gillian Geffin
Mo-B4-5b-TBE
Selected Topics in Crime, Punishment, and Prevention
(5-week course starting April 4)
Sandy Sherizen
|
Th-B1-10-TBE
Sisters in Crime: Women
Mystery Writers Golden Age--present
Sandy Grasfield
and Dana Kaplan
(Closed)
Th-B2-5a-TBE
The Why of Photography
(5-week course starting March 3)
Stephen Gabeler (Gabe)
Th-B3-5b-TBE
Everything You Wanted to
Know about Your Brain, but Couldn’t Remember to Ask
(5-week course starting April 7)
Arnold Kerzner
(Closed)
Th-B4-10-TBE
Fiction with a Math Chaser
Joel Kamer
Th-B5-5a-TBE
A Tiny Event of Cosmic Importance: Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
(5-week course starting March 3)
Michael Kaufman
[Added Jan. 25]
|
1:00
- 1:15
|
Break
|
Break
|
1:15
- 2:15
|
Speaker or other activity |
Speaker or other activity |
2:15
- 2:30 |
Break
|
Break
|
2:30
- 4:00 |
Mo-C1-10-TBE
The American Dream in
Crisis
Mary and Richard Mansfield
(Closed)
Mo-C2-5b-TBE
The Irish as Revealed in Short Fiction
(5-week course starting April 4)
Helen Kolsky
Mo-C3-5b-TBE
History of Islam
(5-week course starting April 4)
Edmond Murad
|
Th-C1-5a-TBE
A Tiny Event of Cosmic Importance: Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
(5-week course starting March 3)
Michael Kaufman
Th-C3-10-TBE
Accidental Empire: Israel and the Settlements
Carole Levy
Th-C4-10-TBE
This is Your Life: Now Write About It
Lloyd David
|
|
|
| Time |
Tuesdays at
Temple Shir Tikva (TST)
starting March 1
|
| 10:30- 12:00 |
Tu-A1-10-TST
The Elephant in the
Room: How Language Affects Our ThinkingMaryAnn Byrnes
Tu-A2-10-TST
Journey into American
Feminist History and Literature
Alorie Parkhill
Tu-A3-10-TST
Hard Times: Contemporary Challenges
Marty Nichols and Richard Mansfield
Tu-A4-10-TST
The USA from 1945 to the
Present
Harriet Janel Starrett
[Added Jan. 25]
(Closed)
|
12:00
- 1:00
|
Lunchtime break
|
1:00
- 2:30 |
Tu-B1-10-TST
Collage and the
Development of Consciousness
Carole and Mark McNamee
Tu-B2-10-TST
Religious Literacy: the Eastern Religions
Rabbi Robert Orkand
Tu-B3-5b-TST
The LILAC Players Alive and Well
(5-week course starting April 19;
there is no fee for this course)
Judie Strauss
|
|
Note added Jan. 25: Second sections of two closed courses.
Due to high interest in two courses that filled rather quickly, and
with the assent of the Course Leaders, we are able to offer second
sections of
A Tiny Event of Cosmic Importance: Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead,
led by Michael Kaufman, on Thursdays, second period (11:30-1:00) at
Temple Beth Elohim, a 5-week course starting on March 3. For the course description, click here. The USA from 1945 to the
Present, led by Harriet Janel Starrett, on Tuesdays, first period (10:30-12:00) at Temple Shir Tikva, a 10-week course starting on March 1. For the course description, click here.
Attached Files: Course Schedule (3 pages) – click on the file name below to view or print; click on the down-arrow to the far right of the file name to download (you may have to scroll over to see it). Be sure to use landscape format to see all three course days.
Updated March 1, 2016
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 Updating... Ċ Peter Schmidt, Jan 1, 2016, 12:37 PM
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