FALL 2018 CATALOG ABOUT the SIEGAL LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAM the Siegal Lifelong Learning Program Connects the Academic World and Northeast Ohio’S Wider Community

FOR THE LOVE OF LEARNING

FALL 2018 CATALOG ABOUT THE SIEGAL LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAM The Siegal Lifelong Learning Program connects the academic world and Northeast Ohio’s wider community. Through innovative and engaging programming, adults of all ages can pursue their love of learning. Classes, workshops and lectures provide opportunities for participants to interact HOW TO REACH US with internationally renowned scholars who share CWRU Campus their cutting-edge research and to engage in lively p 216.368.2090 conversation about current topics of interest. For f 216.368.1861 those who have never taken a class or attended a Beachwood Campus lecture—please join us. For those who have studied p 216.368.2091 with Siegal Lifelong Learning before—welcome back! f 216.36 8.10 03

email: [email protected] REGISTRATION Register Online website: Register online through our secure site at case.edu/lifelonglearning case.edu/lifelonglearning

Mailing Address Register by Mail The Laura and Alvin Siegal Return the registration form on page 48 by mail to: Lifelong Learning Program The Laura and Alvin Siegal Lifelong Learning Program Case Western Reserve University 10900 Euclid Ave. Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH 44106-7116 10900 Euclid Ave. Cleveland, OH 44106-7116 Landmark Centre Building 25700 Science Park Drive Register by Phone Suite 100 Beachwood, OH 44122 Call 216.368.2090 or 216.368.2091 (Beachwood office) Visitors and Deliveries to register and pay with credit card by phone. Thwing Center, Room 153 11111 Euclid Ave. For the most up-to-date programming, Cleveland, OH 44106-7116 visit our website.

Financial assistance is available. CONTENTS

Message from the Director ...... 2 Courses Art and Music ...... 5 History and Culture ...... 7 Horticulture and Nature ...... 11 Jewish Studies ...... 12 Languages ...... 16 Literature ...... 20 Politics and Contemporary Issues ...... 22 Philosophy, Religion and Science ...... 26 Writing ...... 27

Lecture Series Addiction and the Opioid Crisis...... 28 Conversations at Judson Park ...... 30 Cuyahoga County Public Library Lecture Series ...... 31 Eastside Conversations ...... 32 Mini-Med Lecture Series ...... 33 Ohio Innocence Project Lecture Series ...... 34 Origins Science Scholars Series ...... 36

Single Lectures and Events ...... 38

Program Descriptions ...... 44

Sponsors and Tea m ...... 46 Registration Policies ...... 47 Registration Form ...... 48 Locations ...... 49

Among its many offerings, the Siegal Lifelong Learning Program at CWRU includes Senior Scholars, Off-Campus Studies and Association for Continuing Education programs, and Jewish Studies courses and lectures. MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR

Welcome to the Siegal Lifelong Learning Program at Case Western Reserve University. Throughout the year, we offer innovative and engaging programming in a variety of locations around Northeast Ohio, including CWRU’s main campus at University Circle and our Beachwood facility in Science Park. We offer courses, lectures and workshops for adults of all ages who wish to pursue their love of learning.

Whether you are looking to learn a new skill, engage in lively dialogue, interact with scholars who share their cutting-edge research, or travel around the globe, Siegal Lifelong Learning has opportunities for you. For those who have never taken a class or attended a lecture with Siegal, we invite you to join us. My colleagues and I continually work to expand our slate of programs while welcoming new and returning learners to our community.

For more information, please visit our website http://case.edu/lifelonglearning/ or call our office to request a catalog at 216.368.2090.

BRIAN AMKRAUT Executive Director

MEET OUR STAFF

ALANNA COOPER EUGENE SASSO SHERYL HIRSH Director of Jewish Director of Assistant Director of Lifelong Learning Career Development Jewish Lifelong Learning

MONICA DUMITRIU LORRAINE NELSON FELICIA WESTBROOKS ELANA GOODWIN Project Director of Program Administrator Program Administrator/ Web and Communications Professional Education Department Assistant III Associate/Department Assistant II

case.edu/lifelonglearning | 216.368.2090 or 216.368.2091 EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITIESFALL 2018

FALL 2018 KICKOFF LECTURES WITH

ORI Z. SOLTES GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY

Thursday, August 23 JUDAISM, CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM: INTERSECTING TRADITIONS Ori Z. Soltes teaches at Georgetown University across a range of disciplines, from art history and theology to philosophy and political history. He is the former Director and Curator of the B’nai B’rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum. As the co-founding Director of the Holocaust Art Restitution Project, he has spent the past 20 years researching, writing and lecturing on the issue of Nazi-plundered art. Soltes is the author of 17 books and scores of articles, exhibition catalogues, and essays on a range of topics. Ori Z. Soltes’ appearance is made possible by the generous support of the Enid and Irving Kushner Endowment for Adult Jewish Education of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland.

MYSTICISM AND THE DIVINE: SACRED ART: VISUAL EXPRESSIONS SEARCHING FOR ONENESS IN JUDAISM, OF SPIRITUAL REALMS IN JUDAISM, CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM 10 a.m. 7 p.m. Mystical traditions grapple with the most difficult Judaism, Christianity and Islam all adopted symbols spiritual and existential issues: Why are we here? What that were used in the pagan art that predated them. created us? For what purpose? How can we know what But each religious tradition reinterpreted their He/She/It wants of us? And how can we grasp the meanings and forms to express particular Other without losing hold of ourselves? Jewish, Muslim understandings of the relationship between divinity and Christian mystics take different approaches to and humanity. We will explore representations from answering these questions, but also share important antiquity and the medieval period, as well as their commonalities. Join Soltes to explore how these legacy in modern and contemporary art. traditions developed and diverged while still maintaining resemblances.

Landmark Centre—Beachwood Free and open to the public Registration is required

LEARN MORE or REGISTER at case.edu/lifelonglearning or call 216.368.2090 or 216.368.2091 2018-2019 PROGRAMMING We are proud to announce the collaboration of two of Jewish Cleveland’s great educational and cultural institutions.

Beginning September 2018, the Maltz Museum of Jewish ISRAEL: Heritage will be exhibiting: THEN & NOW

A people with no home, rejected across the globe for religious beliefs, find hope in a land they can make their own. In 1948, when Israel was declared the first Jewish state, it gave the Jewish people an opportunity to create a home for themselves and their children – what would come of this land, the people, and a culture? Take a look back and imagine what’s ahead, Israel: Then & Now.

In partnership, we have organized a full season of dynamic Israel programs designed to engage, enrich, and educate.

Meet our visiting scholars, join us for an Israeli documentary film series, and take part in Israeli play readings. • Events will be held at alternative venues • See program listings throughout the catalog • Discounted rates are available for members of CWRU-Siegal or the Maltz

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION

Contact Siegal at case.edu/lifelonglearning/maltz-museum-programs or by phone at 216.368.2091 or Maltz Museum at maltzmuseum.org or by phone at 216.593.0575 COURSES

Art and Music OH, THE LESSONS THEY TAUGHT US: RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN Sol Factor, Leader-Teacher for Off-Campus Studies PAINTING IN THE OUTDOORS Thursdays, September 20–November 8 Pat Sigmier, Local Artist 1:30–3 p.m. Fridays, September 7–28 The team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II 10 a.m.–2 p.m. totally changed the American musical both in structure In this course, we will explore painting with watercolor on and in how difficult subject matter location at Case Western Reserve University’s Squire was to be presented. They were not Valleevue Farm. This is an ideal venue for painting outdoors afraid to deal with subject matter using direct observation of the natural light, shadows and ranging from interracial ever-changing atmosphere. The changing season brings relationships, abusive husbands, new colors of autumn to our palettes. The course includes racial prejudices, to Nazi takeovers. demonstrations and group critiques as well as individual Throughout their musicals, they instruction. Each student will work at his/her own pace. always taught us that in the darkest Bring a bag lunch. times there was always hope. We will examine seven musicals; six Squire Valleevue and Valley Ridge Farms written by Rodgers and Member of Lifelong Learning cost: $200 Hammerstein, and one, Showboat, Nonmember cost: $225 written by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II. Book: The Sound of their Music: The Story of Rodgers & Hammerstein, Frederick Nolan, Applause Books 2002. In addition, CD and DVD selections will highlight the musicals. Laurel Lake Community Room Member of Lifelong Learning cost: $84 Nonmember cost: $100

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CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART GALLERY SERIES I Music and Art Professional Staff Tuesdays, October 2–November 6 1–2 p.m. Please join us for gallery talks hosted by the Cleveland Museum of Art, one of the world’s most distinguished comprehensive art museums and one of northeastern Ohio’s principal civic and cultural institutions. Presented by the CMA’s Department of Public and Academic Engagement, this series provides a chance for examining the collection through a variety of specialized perspectives. Tours meet in the Atrium North Court Lobby. Enrollment is limited to 28 people per session. Cleveland Museum of Art Member of Lifelong Learning cost: $82 5 BRING A FRIEND Nonmember cost: $98 who is not a current student and receive a 10% discount each when you register for a course! (single events and lunch programs not included) COURSES

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CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART GALLERY SERIES II THE ART OF SEEING Professional Staff Jennie Jones, Photographer Thursdays, October 4–November 8 Thursdays, October 4–25 1–2 p.m. 1–3 p.m. Please join us for gallery talks hosted by the Cleveland Thanks to a small chip, everyone today is a “photographer.” Museum of Art, one of the world’s most distinguished Through the study of Western art from the early 6 comprehensive art museums and one of northeastern Renaissance to today, we will explore the visual Ohio’s principal civic and cultural institutions. Presented development of “seeing” and “capturing” the world before by the CMA’s Department of Public and Academic us. We will learn the tricks of the trade from some of the Engagement, this series provides a chance for examining world’s greatest masters. Today, digital photography has the collection through a variety of specialized perspectives. redefined the speed with which even your personal events Tours meet in the Atrium North Court Lobby. Enrollment is can be globally viewed instantaneously. Whether you limited to 28 per session. actively participate in photography or not, these sessions will enrich your own experience of truly seeing the world Cleveland Museum of Art around you. The last session will explore Cleveland, Member of Lifelong Learning cost: $82 featuring Jennie Jones’ own work. Nonmember cost: $98 Landmark Centre—Beachwood Member of Lifelong Learning cost: $62 Nonmember cost: $77

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History and Culture QUEENLY PASSION, OBSESSION, BETRAYAL: SIX QUEENS AND A KING Betty Zak, Leader-Teacher for Off-Campus Studies AMERICAN AIDS Tuesdays, September 18–November 6 Clayton Koppes, Professor of History, Oberlin College 10–11:30 a.m. Wednesdays, September 5–October 17 Delve into the reality and psyche of the brave women who No class: September 19 tempted both fate and the ire of King Henry VIII for the title 1:30–3:30 p.m. of Queen. Read how history has painted Henry and the Queens. Did some “fail” in the end because they wanted HIV/AIDS is one of the most significant epidemics— more than the Tudor life? Were they trying to break out of perhaps the most salient—in American history. a mold? Judge for yourself whether some were perhaps Approximately 700,000 people have died of the disease; ahead of their time, living in the wrong period of history, 1.2 million people are infected today, about half of them doomed to losing their queenhood. Join us in looking at the age 50 or older. HIV/AIDS disproportionately impacts past through our 21st-century eyes. Book: The Six Wives of communities of color and people with limited resources. Henry VIII, Allison Weir The disease exposes many of the fault lines in American society while also highlighting extraordinary political and Brecksville United Church of Christ cultural resistance and resilience. This course explores the Member of Lifelong Learning cost: $84 cultural, political and experiential aspects of the history of Nonmember cost: $100 HIV/AIDS in America, from the days of terror in the 1980s and ‘90s to the remarkable, if not unproblematic, survival Off-Campus Studies—South stories of people living with HIV over the past 20 years. Landmark Centre—Beachwood Member of Lifelong Learning cost: $118 Nonmember cost: $139

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Part of Senior Scholars Wednesdays—see page 45 for Culture and History additional information on this series

THE PASSION OF MICHELANGELO: MAN IS THE MEASURE Jim Lane, Leader-Teacher for Off-Campus Studies Mondays, September 17–November 5 1–2:30 p.m. Relive the intense struggle of Michelangelo in his restless search for Truth and Beauty. Set in the turbulent world of 14th- and 15th-century Italy with its plotting princes, warring popes, brilliant artists and authors, there is indeed a new awakening that reshapes the future of Europe and Western civilization. Michelangelo embraced and struggled with all that faced him in this Renaissance period. Irving Stone has “painted the portrait of a supreme craftsman (and) created a cyclorama of one of the world’s most astounding ages” in a biographical novel that captures the scope, high drama, intensity and fury of one of the world’s foremost artists. Meet the sculptor of David and the Pieta, the painter of the Sistine Chapel and the architect of the 7 Dome for St. Peter’s up close and personal. Book: The Agony and the Ecstasy, Irving Stone. Rocky River Public Library Member of Lifelong Learning cost: $84 Nonmember cost: $100

Off-Campus Studies—West COURSES

THE PASSION OF MICHELANGELO: MAN IS THE MEASURE A DECADE OF TURMOIL AND TRANSITION: THE 1960s Jim Lane, Leader-Teacher for Off-Campus Studies Jim Lane, Leader-Teacher for Off-Campus Studies Tuesdays, September 18–November 6 Thursdays, September 20–November 8 1–2:30 p.m. 10–11:30 a.m. Relive the intense struggle of Michelangelo in his restless Put on your bell-bottoms and grab your granny glasses, search for Truth and Beauty. Set in the turbulent world of tie-dyes and beads! Let’s do a little back-to-the-future 14th- and 15th- century Italy with its plotting princes, time travel to the seminal decade of the 1960s. Using a warring popes, brilliant artists and authors, there is indeed compilation of articles originally published in The New a new awakening that reshapes the future of Europe and Yorker, we will re-examine the confrontations over civil Western civilization. Michelangelo embraced and struggled rights, economics, Vietnam and lifestyles. We will review with all that faced him in this Renaissance period. Irving the tragedies of the all too common assassinations and Stone has “painted the portrait of a supreme craftsman the problems and promises of psychedelics and protests. (and) created a cyclorama of one of the world’s most We will re-experience the highs of Telstar and Apollo 11 astounding ages” in a biographical novel that captures the and the lows of poverty in The Other America and the scope, high drama, intensity and fury of one of the world’s damage echoed in The Silent Spring. And we will review foremost artists. Meet the sculptor of David and the Pieta, our fascination with the entertainment and cultural icons the painter of the Sistine Chapel and the architect of the of the era. Book: The 60s: The Story of a Decade (Henry Dome for St. Peter’s up close and personal. Book: The Finder, editor), The New Yorker Agony and the Ecstasy, Irving Stone. Landmark Centre—Beachwood Private Residence II Member of Lifelong Learning cost: $84 Member of Lifelong Learning cost: $84 Nonmember cost: $100 Nonmember cost: $100 Off-Campus Studies—East Off-Campus Studies—South

WORLD HISTORY AS TOLD BY SALT THE PASSION OF MICHELANGELO: MAN IS THE MEASURE Ted Smith, Leader-Teacher for Off-Campus Studies Jim Lane, Leader-Teacher for Off-Campus Studies Thursdays, September 20–November 15 Tuesdays, September 18–November 6 No class October 11 7:30–9 p.m. 10:30 a.m.–noon Relive the intense struggle of Michelangelo in his restless A unique historical perspective centering on a mineral, a search for Truth and Beauty. Set in the turbulent world of rock, a spice. Prevalent today thanks to modern geology, 14th- and 15th- century Italy with its plotting princes, salt was one of the world’s most sought-after warring popes, brilliant artists and authors, there is indeed commodities, a substance so valuable it served as currency a new awakening that reshapes the future of Europe and and influenced trade routes and establishment of cities. Western civilization. Michelangelo embraced and struggled Salt provoked and financed wars, secured empires, inspired with all that faced him in this Renaissance period. Irving revolutions. We will explore how salt changed economies, Stone has “painted the portrait of a supreme craftsman science, politics, religions and food. Book: Salt, a World (and) created a cyclorama of one of the world’s most History, Mark Kurlansky astounding ages” in a biographical novel that captures the Breckenridge Village scope, high drama, intensity and fury of one of the world’s foremost artists. Meet the sculptor of David and the Pieta, Member of Lifelong Learning cost: $84 the painter of the Sistine Chapel and the architect of the Nonmember cost: $100 History and Culture Dome for St. Peter’s up close and personal. Book: The Agony and the Ecstasy, Irving Stone. Off-Campus Studies—East 8 First Unitarian Church of Cleveland Member of Lifelong Learning cost: $84 Nonmember cost: $100

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case.edu/lifelonglearning | 216.368.2090 or 216.368.2091 SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY BRITAIN: THE AGE OF STUARTS Whitney Lloyd, Leader-Teacher for Off-Campus Studies September 21–November 16 No class October 19 10:30 a.m.–noon This class will examine a chaotic period of British history following the death of Queen Elizabeth I. We will explore the reign of the Stuart monarchs, James I and his son, Charles I, followed by the Civil War and Interregnum under Oliver Cromwell’s leadership, climaxing in the execution of Charles I. We will move on to the Restoration period with the reigns of Charles II and James II, culminating in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. The dysfunction of parliamentary government during this period resonates WINSTON AND CLEMENTINE CHURCHILL with the legislative paralysis and erosion of democracy Pamela Belknap, Leader-Teacher for Off-Campus Studies we are experiencing in our present government. Book: Thursdays, September 20–November 8 Rebellion, Peter Ackroyd (St. Martins Press, 2014) 10:30 a.m.–noon St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Two new biographies present fresh, contemporary Member of Lifelong Learning cost: $84 perspectives on hero Winston Churchill and his wife, Nonmember cost: $100 Clementine, who was indispensable to his life and important to Great Britain. Discuss their unique Off-Campus Studies—East personalities, fascinating marriage and critical contributions to their nation. Compare and contrast WINSTON AND CLEMENTINE CHURCHILL with the lives of the Roosevelts. Books: The Churchill Factor: How One Man Made History, Boris Johnson; Pamela Belknap, Leader-Teacher for Off-Campus Studies History and Culture and History Clementine: The Life of Mrs. Winston Churchill, Mondays, September 24–November 12 Sonia Purnell 10–11:30 a.m. Hamlet Village Clubhouse Two new biographies present fresh, contemporary Member of Lifelong Learning cost: $84 perspectives on hero Winston Churchill and his wife, Nonmember cost: $100 Clementine, who was indispensable to his life and important to Great Britain. Discuss their unique Off-Campus Studies—East personalities, fascinating marriage and critical contributions to their nation. Compare and contrast with the lives of the Roosevelts. Books: The Churchill THE RISE OF ROME Factor: How One Man Made History, Boris Johnson; Charlene Mileti, Leader-Teacher for Off-Campus Studies Clementine: The Life of Mrs. Winston Churchill, Fridays, September 21–November 9 Sonia Purnell 10–11:30 a.m. Bay United Methodist Church “ … A magisterial account of Rome and its remarkable Member of Lifelong Learning cost: $84 ascent from an obscure agrarian backwater to the greatest Nonmember cost: $100 empire the world has ever known.” The reader is not only witness to the fascinating birth of Rome but also its Off-Campus Studies—West inevitable decline. Since neither men nor politics have changed since the time of Ancient Rome, Anthony Everitt’s history is enlightening, instructive and perhaps prophetic. 9 Book: The Rise of Rome: The Making of the World’s Greatest Empire, Anthony Everitt Judson Park Member of Lifelong Learning cost: $84 Nonmember cost: $100

Off-Campus Studies—East COURSES

THE DREYFUS AFFAIR: THE SCANDAL OF THE CENTURY ZIONIST IDEAS: VISIONS OF A JEWISH HOMELAND Sol Factor, Leader-Teacher for Off-Campus Studies THEN AND NOW Wednesdays, September 26–November 14 Brian Amkraut, Executive Director, Siegal Lifelong Learning 10:30 a.m.– noon Program, Case Western Reserve University This course will focus on one of the most important Tuesdays, October 30–November 20 scandals during the time of the Third Republic in France. 7–9 p.m. The arrest and trial of Capt. Alfred Dreyfus in 1894 on the Not only has the history of Israel showed much change charge of treason would reveal antisemitism in France and over many decades, but the state’s founding ideology, divide the Third Republic from 1894 until it was finally namely Zionism, has also seen significant development resolved in 1906. We will examine the outcomes of the first since its earliest incarnations. Relying on the new two trials and the resulting world opinions. In addition, we collection The Zionist Ideas by Gil Troy, these four sessions will study the impact this case had on the desire for a will explore how the actual history of the Jewish state—its Jewish homeland and the roles played by the press and foundations, formation and evolution—have given rise to public opinion that contributed to social conflict in France varied and often competing perspectives on the ultimate lasting up to the Nazi takeover of France in 1940. Book: goals and paths of Zionism. How has the “two-thousand- Dreyfus: Politics, Emotion, and the Scandal of the Century, year-old hope” that inspired Israel’s founding stood the Ruth Harris test of governance and survival in the modern age? Rosemont Country Club Landmark Centre—Beachwood Member of Lifelong Learning cost: $84 Members of Lifelong Learning or Maltz Museum cost: $62 Nonmember cost: $100 Nonmember cost: $77

Off-Campus Studies—South

AMERICA IN 1968: THE FAR SIDE OF THE MOON & THE BIRTH OF THE CULTURE WARS Andrew Roth, Scholar-in-Residence, The Jefferson Educational Society Wednesdays, October 24–November 14 1:30–3:30 p.m. What is so important about 1968? The next 50 years and beyond were all foreshadowed: Politics as Theater & Angry Partisanship; Race in America: Civil Rights and White Backlash; Women’s Rights; Economics: Computer Inklings; Cultural: The Counter-Culture, Youth Rebellion, the Exaltation of the Individual, Changing Sexual Mores, The Fourth Great Awakening; Media—McLuhan Had It Right; and Music, Music, Music. This four-part series explores all of that in Part I: The Far Side of the Moon & the Birth of the Culture Wars; Part II—The Presidential Election of 1968: War & Peace, Law & Order; Part III: Culture Clash; and Part IV: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: What Hath The ‘60s Wrought? History and Culture Landmark Centre—Beachwood Member of Lifelong Learning cost: $118 10 Nonmember cost: $139

 Part of Senior Scholars Wednesdays—see page 45 for additional information on this series

case.edu/lifelonglearning | 216.368.2090 or 216.368.2091 Horticulture and Nature

WALKING THROUGH NATURE Jay Abercrombie, Field Biologist, formerly with the Geauga Park District Wednesdays, September 12–October 3 No class September 19 10 a.m.–noon This field seminar provides a close look at the plants, wildlife and geology of Squire Valleevue Farm. On field trips into the forest and meadows, we will observe and discuss habitats and their inhabitants as they transition to fall and prepare for winter. No strenuous hiking is involved, but participants should be able to maintain an active pace over generally moderate but occasionally hilly or wet terrain. Squire Valleevue and Valley Ridge Farms Member of Lifelong Learning cost: $49 Nonmember cost: $57

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With your annual gift, we can offer free or low-cost educational opportunities for the entire community, create innovative programming and attract world-class scholars and lecturers. Give your gift today and take pride in supporting a cherished community resource.

For more information or to make a gift, call Brian Amkraut at 216.368.0423. COURSES

Jewish Studies THE LIFE AND THOUGHT OF MOSES MAIMONIDES Ezra Blaustein, Instructor of Lifelong Learning, Case Western Reserve University HOT AND CURRENT IN AMERICAN JEWISH MEDIA Wednesdays, September 26–October 17 Alanna E. Cooper, Director of Jewish Studies-Siegal Lifelong 6:30–8:30 p.m. Learning, Case Western Reserve University The works of Maimonides (1138–1204), one of Judaism’s Thursdays, September 6–27 most significant scholars, continue to be studied by Jews 6:30–8 p.m. and non-Jews alike to this day. Born in Spain but forced to The news cycle changes quickly these days. Still, some emigrate as a young man, he finally settled in Egypt, where issues appear with persistence in American Jewish media his genius as a legal scholar, philosopher and physician outlets including: American Jews’ relationship with Israel, came to be quickly recognized by both the ruling Muslim trends in antisemitism, declining membership in formal elite and Jewish communities all around the Mediterranean institutions, growing political and religious divides within and beyond. This course will study his life and his writings, the community, and the emergence of new creative Jewish and we will work to uncover how this Moses, son of Maimon, cultural forms. Join Alanna Cooper for this weekly analysis came to be considered one of Judaism’s greatest minds. and discussion of trending American Jewish social and Landmark Centre—Beachwood cultural issues. Member of Lifelong Learning cost: $62 Landmark Centre—Beachwood Nonmember cost: $77 Member of Lifelong Learning cost: $62 Nonmember cost: $77 ENDURING LESSONS OF GENESIS: THE CREATION NARRATIVE Dahna Baskin, Instructor of Lifelong Learning, Case Western Reserve University Mondays, October 8–October 29 1–2:30 p.m. Ever try to wrap your head around the Torah’s description of Creation? The Creation narrative asks us to imagine what existed before there was existence! What sort of frameworks can we use to penetrate this conundrum? The text tells us that God created humans and desires to have a relationship with them. But what is God? Who is God? If the human is created in the “image” of God, what is that image? Come, let us closely explore the text of the Creation story and the beginning of the book of Genesis to answer these questions. Landmark Centre—Beachwood Member of Lifelong Learning cost: $62 Nonmember cost: $77

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case.edu/lifelonglearning | 216.368.2090 or 216.368.2091 NEW YORK TIMES COLUMNIST ROGER COHEN joined The New York Times in 1990. He was a foreign correspondent for more than a decade before becoming acting foreign editor on Sept. 11, 2001, and foreign editor six months later. Since 2004, he has written a column for NThe International New York Times, formerly known as International Herald Tribune. In 2009, he was named a columnist of The New York Timess. His columns appear every Wednesday and Saturday. Raised in South Africa and England, Mr. Cohen is a naturalized American.

CRISIS WITHOUT CATASTROPHE: THE MYSTERIES OF TRUMPWORLD Tuesday, October 9 | 7 p.m. From Israel to North Korea, President Donald Trump has said and done things previously viewed as unthinkable. Severe, perhaps irreversible, damage has been done to America’s standing, but the world has not gone over a cliff. Why? Maltz Performing Arts Center Member of Lifelong Learning cost: $15 Nonmember cost: $25 Registration is required through Maltz Performing Arts Center: 216-368-6062 or online: http://case.edu/maltzcenter/calendar

PROFESSOR ROBERT WATSON is an award-winning author who has published 40 books and hundreds of scholarly articles, chapters and essays on topics in history and politics. His recent books include Affairs of State: The Untold History of Presidential Love, Sex, and Scandal (2012), America’s First Crisis: The War of 1812 (2014), The Presidents’ Wives (2014), The Nazi Titanic: The Incredible Untold Story of a Doomed Ship in World War II (2016), and the forthcoming The Ghost Ship of Brooklyn: An Untold Story of the American Revolution (2017). Watson is a Professor of American Studies at Lynn University.

TRUMAN AND ISRAEL THE GHOST SHIP OF BROOKLYN Thursday, October 11 | 7 p.m. Friday, October 12 | noon–2 p.m. Against all odds, Israel became a state in 1948. This While every American knows the stories of Paul is the behind-the-scenes story of Harry Truman’s Revere’s midnight ride and the Boston Tea Party, few relationship with Zionist leaders and the “founding have ever heard of an incident that was the bloodiest fathers” of Israel and their efforts to establish affair of the entire Revolutionary War, one that statehood and secure U.S. support for Israel. It is a threatened to end the war but would play a role in 13 tale of high political intrigue, important friendships building support for the cause of liberty. This lecture is that would cement a vital international alliance, based on the award-winning new book of the same title. and moral courage from one of the most unlikely The Temple-Tifereth Israel champions of the Jewish people. Members of Lifelong Learning, Maltz Museum or The Temple-Tifereth Israel The Temple cost: $25 (includes lunch) Members of Lifelong Learning, Maltz Museum or Nonmember cost: $35 (includes lunch) The Temple cost: $15 Nonmember cost: $25 Robert Watson’s lectures ar