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Engage in lively discussion about this summer’s blockbuster that boasted the highest grossing opening weekend for a film directed by a woman. “Underne ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Wed 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM; starting 10/4/2023, ending 10/4/2023

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Tuition: $30.00

Location: Online

Instructor : Kate Hearst 

 
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Before Harlem became the epicenter of the African American experience, it was the Jewish immigrant neighborhood, home to over 175,000 Jews at the turn ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Tue 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM; starting 10/10/2023, ending 10/10/2023

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Tuition: $40.00

Location: TBD in NYC Location : 
  TBD in NYC.

Instructor : Stephanie Simon 

 
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Before Madison Square Park became an exclusive address to old-money New Yorkers like Jennie Jerome (Winston Churchill’s mother), the park was once a p ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Thu 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM; starting 10/12/2023, ending 10/12/2023

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Tuition: $50.00

Location: TBD in NYC Location : 
  TBD in NYC.

Instructor : Ginny Poleman 

 
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Explore this mostly residential island in the East River. Tour begins with a tram ride from Manhattan to take in the view from this unique form of tra ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Mon 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM; starting 10/16/2023, ending 10/16/2023

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Tuition: $50.00

Location: TBD in NYC Location : 
  TBD in NYC.

Instructor : Stephanie Simon 

 
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Messianic Idea 

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The word messiah does not appear in the Hebrew Bible but many verses are easily interpreted as foretelling a messianic figure. For instance, Isaiah ch ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Tue 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM; 2 sessions; starting 10/17/2023, ending 10/24/2023

Tuition: $60.00

Location: Temple Israel New Rochelle Location : 
  Temple Israel New Rochelle.

Instructor : Ze'ev Aviezer 

 
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Explore how Putin's autocracy and invasion of Ukraine have strong parallels in modern Russian history. Tsarist and Soviet Communist regimes, for all o ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Tue 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM; 2 sessions; starting 10/17/2023, ending 10/24/2023

Tuition: $50.00

Location: Scarsdale High School Location : 
  Scarsdale High School.

Instructor : Jess Velona 

 
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Walk up Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue and hear the stories about its magnificent mansions and their former owners — people like Henry Clay Frick, Andrew Ca ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Thu 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM; starting 11/9/2023, ending 11/9/2023

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Tuition: $50.00

Location: TBD in NYC Location : 
  TBD in NYC.

Instructor : Ginny Poleman 

 
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Mood of the Moment (October 13, 2023 through February 18, 2024) honors the legacy of Gaby Aghion, the Jewish entrepreneur who founded Chloé, the Frenc ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Mon 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM; starting 12/4/2023, ending 12/4/2023

Tuition: $75.00

Location: Jewish Museum Location : 
  Jewish Museum.

Instructor : Helen Lee 

 
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