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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
May-June 2011 Speaker Series

Location
Abramson Recital Hall Katzen Arts Center
Nebraska & Massachusetts Avenues
at Ward Circle

Lectures are free and open to the public. No reservations are needed.

Tuesday, May 31: Samuel Oram and Shou Ping LiuRachmaninoff Piano Concerton No. 3 in D minor with second piano

Wednesday, June 1: Fred N. Reiner
The Shapira Affair: A 19th Century Dead Sea Scroll Scandal

In July 1883 Moses Wilhelm Shapira, an antiquities dealer, offered to sell an ancient scroll of Deuteronomy to the British Museum …..

Thursday, June 2: John Parascandola King of Poisons: The History of Arsenic

Arsenic was the poison of choice for murderers until well into the 19th century.

Tuesday, June 7: Herman J. Obermayer William Rehnquist: The Man Behind the Robe

Herman Obermayer was Bill Rehnquist’s close friend during the last 15 years of Rehnquist’s life. We will hear about the man who headed the federal judiciary under four presidents, served as a Supreme Court justice for a third of a century and played a central role in many important events in recent American history. The speaker will autograph copies of his book, Rehnquist:A personal Portrait of the Distinguished Chief Justice of the United States.

Wednesday, June 8: Faye Moskowitz Memoir Matters

Growing up as part of a tiny Jewish minority in small town Michigan gave Faye Moskowitz plenty of rich material to mine for memoir after she had achieved some distance in both time and place.

Thursday, June 9: Ari Roth Selecting a Season: Making Decisions for the Stage

Tuesday, June 14: Greg Myre and Jennifer Griffin
Revolutions in the Middle East – What does it mean for Israel and the Palestinians?

This team arrived in Jerusalem in 1999 with plans to begin a family and hopes

Wednesday, June 15: Kempton Jenkins Cold War Saga

Cold War Saga gives an insider’s view of the global confrontation between the Soviet Union and United States and its allies. The author, veteran diplomat Kempton Jenkins, was directly involved in this epic struggle from its beginning in 1950 through 1980 as a Foreign Service Officer.

Thursday, June 16: Response to Oppression:
Learning from Holocaust Survivors

Tuesday, June 21: Adele Alexander Parallel Worlds: The Remarkable Gibbs-Hunt and the
Enduring (In)significance of Melanin
When Ida Gibbs and William Hunt married in 1904, their wedding was a glittering event that united an Oberlin-educated diplomat’s daughter and a Wall Street veteran who traced his lineage back to Jamestown. Both, however, had mixed-race backgrounds, so the United States placed severe restrictions on them.

Wednesday, June 22: Arthur Levan The Audition
The Audition is the Metropolitan Opera’s behind-the-scenes documentary film focusing on the final week of the national competition to select 11 finalists from thousands of hopefuls to sing on the Met Stage with the Met Orchestra. Susan Froemke, Director/Producer, a highly respected, award-winning documentary filmmaker, has 29 films to her credit. The film is moving and entertaining with many beautiful arias sung by these opera stars of tomorrow. Art Levan is a longtime opera lover.

Thursday, June 23: Roger Wilkins The Nature of the American Presidency
Professor Roger Wilkins of George Mason University brings his many experiences in public affairs to this topic.

Tuesday, June 28: Milton Greenberg The GI Bill: The Law that Changed and Continues to Change America
The WWII GI Bill ranks among the most significant acts in American history, resulting in a true revolution in American life.

Wednesday, June 29: Susan Stewart
Stocks and Blondes: An Interactive Investment Primer

Thursday, June 30: David Torgerson Bonds: What They are and Their Role in your Savings Plan

Our speaker will be explaining what bonds are, and how they differ from other fixed-income invstments, such as CDs.

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