Make Wednesdays your day to spend learning new things, making new connections and nourishing you mind and soul.
The programs are virtual until further notice.
n-Person (per day):
$20 | Members/Patrons: FREE
Includes snack and refreshments
Virtual (per day):
$10 | Members/Patrons: FREE
All classes will be in-person with optional streaming link.
10:00 am
Great Jews in Music with Alan Mason
This class will explore the iconic 1986 book Great Jews in Music, focusing on several great musicians each week, exploring a diverse and eclectic Jewish landscape through lecture and video presentation
11:00 am
Screen Time: Exploring Themes in Film
Join “Dr Miriam” and Danny Reed In watching and discussing short films with exciting meaningful themes on family, relationships, lifelong learning, travel, memories and more while having a 2nd cup of coffee-what a way to start the morning at JCC-U!
Lunch & Learns Wednesdays at 12:30 PM
January 5 Special Speaker: Author Gabrielle Glaser on her book “American Baby”
In this meticulously researched book, Gabrielle Glaser gives her readers a detailed and empathetic portrait of adoption in twentieth century America. Glaser centers her writing on the experiences of Margaret Erle and the baby boy she gave up for adoption in 1961, following the impact of this decision across countries and upon generations of families. The history that she uncovers is often discomfiting, and often simply cruel; parents, doctors, and service workers considered it more important to uphold the standards of propriety and social engineering than to provide care.
January 12 Literary Luncheon: Jan Cherubin, “The Orphan’s Daughter”
Jan Cherubin has written for Los Angeles Magazine, New York, The Los Angeles Review of Books, The Forward, and Seventeen. The Orphan’s Daughter, her debut novel, was named a Best Book of 2020 by Kirkus Reviews. She studied writing with Bernard Malamud at Bennington College, and later received an MFA in fiction from the Bennington Writing Seminars.
January 19
Special Speaker: Robert Watson on Alexander Hamilton’s Jewish Roots
There has always been speculation on the Jewish ancestry of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. Lynn University American History Professor Robert Watson will discuss the myths and truths about this topic.
January 26
In Honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day:
Why I Must Tell My Grandparents Story: Panel discussion with Third Generation (3G) Members.
Join Holocaust Survivor Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff and three members of the 3G, grandchildren of Holocaust Survivor generation group as they discuss their grandparents histories and why they have taken up the gauntlet in making sure the experiences of their families in the Holocaust will never be forgotten.
February 2: Bea Hines: Reflections on Community Relations & Building Bridges
A conversation with Bea Hines, the first Black
journalist hired by the Miami Herald in 1970 and
currently a freelance journalist writing on
community and religious issues aecting Miami.
February 9 Literary Luncheon: Joshua Henkin, “Morningside Heights”
Joshua Henkin is the author of Swimming Across the Hudson, Matrimony, and The World Without You, winner of the Edward Lewis Wallant Award for Jewish American Fiction and finalist for the National Jewish Book Award. He was raised as an Orthodox Jew on Manhattan’s Upper West Side and now lives in Brooklyn with his wife, two daughters, and their gigantic Newfoundland puppy.