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Adult Learning Winter 2010
Book Group, Good Grief and Dr. Wertheimer
Book Group led by Rabbi Clifford Kulwin
Winter 2010—In Their Own Words: For a people consumed with words, the literature of Jewish autobiographies and memoirs is not overly rich. Some that do exist, notably that of Glűckel of Hamelin—who lived some 300 years ago—have become important sources for understanding daily life of a certain period. During these three months, we read first-hand accounts of Jewish lives that are significant in one case because of the importance of the individual and in each case because of the Jewish picture they paint of a particular place and time.
Thursday, March 4 7:30 PM
The Nazi Officer’s Wife by Edith Hahn Beer
The Nazis arrived when Edith Hahn was a young woman in Vienna. With the help of a Christian friend, she went into hiding, only to emerge later in Munich under the name of Grete Denner. The title tells the rest of the story, truly one of the most extraordinary to come from a tragic and calamitous time that produced many extraordinary stories.
The Nazi Officer’s Wife by Edith Hahn BeerThe Nazis arrived when Edith Hahn was a young woman in Vienna. With the help of a Christian friend, she went into hiding, only to emerge later in Munich under the name of Grete Denner. The title tells the rest of the story, truly one of the most extraordinary to come from a tragic and calamitous time that produced many extraordinary stories.
Thursday, April 1 7:30 PMAmen, Amen, Amen by Abby Sher
Abby Sher is a successful comedy writer and performer, a highly regarded alumna of Second City in Chicago. She is also a compulsive pray-er (as opposed to “prayer”) whose Jewish roots and Westchester upbringing set her on a path that is, to say the least, different. Unexpectedly, there is much in her story to which any reader can relate, and she makes us laugh—at times a lot along the way.
Good Grief: Judaism, The End of Life and Finding Peace
with Rabbi Clifford Kulwin and Ann L. Hicks, LCSW JFS Social Worker Consultant
Wednesday, March 3 7:30 PM Gittlin Chapel
- Jewish beliefs about death and the afterlife
- Grieving and Jewish traditions for mourning
- Finding solace and ultimate healing RSVP to Ann Hicks 973-994-2290 ext. 212 or ahicks@tbanj.org
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 7:30 PM
Tough Love: Rethinking What’s Best for American JewsJack Wertheimer, Professor, former Provost, Jewish Theological Seminary Professor
Jack Wertheimer is one of the most respected, eclectic and talked-about Jewish scholars in the world. He has written books on Jews in 19th century Germany and 20th century America, as well as volumes focusing on education, Jewish practice and challenges confronting contemporary Jewry. His most recent work challenges long-held assumptions about assimilation and anti-Semitism, as he articulates a way forward for a healthy, vibrant American Jewish community in the 21st century. Not everyone agrees with him…which makes his message all the more important.
This lecture is supported by the Muriel and Bernard Bloom Memorial Lecture Fund.
