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Warfare's Role in American Society 

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Investigate the complex "art of war," a seemingly inevitable force initiated by politics, sanctified by religion, fueled by economics, symbolizing val ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Thu 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM; 10 sessions; starting 1/15/2026, ending 3/26/2026 ; Class Skip Dates : (No class on 2/19/2026)

Tuition: $250.00

Location: Zoom Location : 
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Instructor : Alfred Hunt 

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French Fashion in the 1880s: Marie Antoinette, Part II 

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Inspired by recent scholarship on fashion's role as a reflection of the political, social, economic, cultural, and aesthetic aspects of its time, this ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Wed 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM; starting 4/8/2026, ending 4/8/2026

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Tuition: $30.00

Location: Zoom Location : 
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Instructor : Page Knox 

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Walking Tour: Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery in Celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence 

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In August of 1776, the first and largest battle of the American Revolution was fought on the hilltop of today’s Green-Wood Cemetery. Learn about the b ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Thu 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM; starting 4/9/2026, ending 4/9/2026

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Tuition: $50.00

Location: TBD in NYC Location : 
  TBD in NYC.

Instructor : Ginny Poleman 

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Walking Tour: And That's True Too, The Life and Work of Lore Segal at Leo Baeck Institute 

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And That’s True Too: The Life and Work of Lore Segal presents a richly documented exploration of the life and literary legacy of Lore Segal (1928–2024 ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Mon 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM; starting 4/13/2026, ending 4/13/2026

Tuition: $50.00

Location: Leo Baeck Institute Location : 
  Leo Baeck Institute.

Instructor : Karin Hanta 

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French Fashion During the Revolution and the Reign of Terror 

ID:13844
Inspired by recent scholarship on fashion's role as a reflection of the political, social, economic, cultural, and aesthetic aspects of its time, this ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Wed 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM; starting 4/22/2026, ending 4/22/2026

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Tuition: $30.00

Location: Zoom Location : 
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Instructor : Page Knox 

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The Good Life: What Constitutes a Life Well Lived 

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The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness by Robert Waldinger and Marc Schultz is the basis for this course. Go ba ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Tue 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM; 5 sessions; starting 4/28/2026, ending 5/26/2026

Tuition: $150.00

Location: Shaarei Tikvah Location : 
  Shaarei Tikvah.

Instructor : Edward Ginsberg 

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French Fashion in the Napoleonic Era: Josephine and the Empire Style 

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Inspired by recent scholarship on fashion's role as a reflection of the political, social, economic, cultural, and aesthetic aspects of its time, this ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Wed 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM; starting 4/29/2026, ending 4/29/2026

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Tuition: $30.00

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Instructor : Page Knox 

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How Scarsdale Became Scarsdale: The Shaping of the Suburbs 

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Scarsdale Village Historian Jordan Copeland explores the far-sighted decisions, community institutions, and unusual circumstances that transformed Sca ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Thu 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM; starting 4/30/2026, ending 4/30/2026

Tuition: $30.00

Location: Shaarei Tikvah Location : 
  Shaarei Tikvah.

Instructor : Jordan Copeland 

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Author Visit: Heart of a Stranger (2025) by Angela Buchdahl 

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Visit with Angela Buchdahl, author of Heart of a Stranger, a memoir.  Buchdahl, the first Asian American to be ordained as a rabbi was born in Seoul t ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Wed 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM; starting 6/10/2026, ending 6/10/2026

Tuition: $35.00

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Instructor : Anna Katsavos 

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