Tuesday, November 18, 8:00 pm
In Memory of Kristallnacht
After the war, the full enormity of Nazi genocide became clear. At the same time, Germans and Allies alike claimed "they knew nothing" of the horrors that had been ongoing for nearly 5 years. Our view of the military and diplomatic history of World War II has been shaped by the assumption that there was no awareness of ongoing genocide, that it had been kept as "a terrible secret." The latest research gives us another picture altogether. This lecture offers incontrovertible evidence of exactly who knew what, and when and the moral implications of this new information.

Wednesday, December 17, 8:00 pm
The Jewish Way in Death and Mourning
A discussion of the many different aspects of the death and mourning process, including the traditions concerning the taharah, the chevra kaddisha, the burial, the mourning process, and the comforting of mourners, among others. To explain both what the Jewish tradition mandates, and, perhaps more important, the wisdom behind the tradition. We will come to understand why it is not appropriate to be buried in regular clothes, why above-ground burial is forbidden, why we use a simple coffin, and what to say (and not say!) to a mourner.

Wednesday, January 21, 8:00 pm
In Our Own Hands
This film about "His Majesty's Jewish Brigade" caught an episode in world Jewish History of the only Jewish fighing unit in the war to combat the Nazis and come away victorious....
Bring Friends. Refreshments to follow.

Sunday, March 1, 11 am
Trip to the Brooklyn Museum, Judy Chicago's
"The Dinner Party" Exhibit.
Receive a lecture first and view a related film. We can have lunch at the Museum and spend as much time as we want at the "Dinner Party" or tour the rest of the museum, which will be left up to individuals to decide.