Muralist Keith Wilde will be installing the faux stained-glass panels created during the Faux Stained Glass Community Workshops, on to the plywood window plugs at the Mount Zion Black Culture Center. The faux stained-glass panels will be glued to the plywood plugs on all seven windows. This will be followed by the installation of the narrative panels of the Rose … Read More
Once a Synagogue, Now a Church, Always a Place for Community
Make sure to attend this panel discussion featuring Joe Blundo, columnist at the Columbus Dispatch, Rev. Gregory Kendrick, Jr., Executive Director of the Cory Glenville Community Center, and Reginnia Williams, Ph.D., the Distinguished Scholar of African American History & Culture at the Western Reserve Historical Society. The focus of the talk will be the activities of young adults in the … Read More
The Sky Has No Borders: Perspectives on Astronomical Knowledge from Canada, Mexico and the United States: 2024 Reddin Symposium in Canadian Studies
The April 8, 2024, Total Solar Eclipse will stretch across North America, with the path of totality crossing Mexico, the USA, and Canada. Eclipse-watching has a rich cultural and scientific history that stretches back thousands of years to many pre-contact North American cultures and continues to inspire imaginations down to the present day. In conjunction with the ‘Eclipsing History’ podcast, BGSU’s Departments of History … Read More
Mounds, Moon & Stars: The Legacy of Ohio’s Magnificent Earthworks
The touring exhibition ‘Mounds, Moon & Stars: The Legacy of Ohio’s Magnificent Earthworks’ will open at the Southern Ohio Museum and Cultural Center in Portsmouth, Ohio, February 3, 2024. Two thousand years ago Ohio was the epicenter of a flourishing and sophisticated cultural outpouring. The visionary Hopewell era peoples have moved on but their presence remains with us. From them … Read More
Laura Meckler author of “Dream Town”
Come participate in the Cleveland Jewish Book Festival and see Laura Meckler, author of Dream Town! In this searing and intimate examination of the ideals and realities of racial integration, award-winning Washington Post journalist Laura Meckler tells the story of a decades-long pursuit in Shaker Heights, Ohio, and uncovers the roadblocks that have threatened progress time and again—in housing, in education, and … Read More
Nina Siegal author of ‘The Diary Keepers’
Come participate in the Cleveland Jewish Book Festival and see Nina Siegal, author of The Diary Keepers! Based on select writings from a collection of more than two thousand Dutch diaries written during World War II, The Diary Keepers illuminates a part of history we haven’t seen in quite this way before, from the stories of a Nazi-sympathizing police officer … Read More
Virtual author event featuring Elizabeth Graver and Aaron Hamburger
Be a part of a 2 author virtual panel featuring Elizabeth Graver, author of Kantika, and Aaron Hamburber, author of Hotel Cuba! A kaleidoscopic portrait of one family’s displacement across four countries, Kantika—’song’ in Ladino—follows the joys and losses of Rebecca Cohen, feisty daughter of the Sephardic elite of early 20th-century Istanbul. When the Cohens lose their wealth and are … Read More
Joseph Posnanski author of ‘Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments’
Come participate in the Cleveland Jewish Book Festival and see Joseph Posnanski, author of Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments! Why We Love Baseball is a love letter to baseball, a fresh and heartfelt look at the game’s greatest moments and how they continue to grab at our hearts. Whether it’s Willie Mays’ over-the-shoulder catch, Babe Ruth’s … Read More
Dalia Feldheim author of ‘Lead Like a Girl: How to Survive in the Corporate Jungle’
Come participate in the Cleveland Jewish Book Festival and see Dalia Feldheim, author of Lead Like a Girl: How to Survive in the Corporate Jungle! Lead Like a Girl is a holistic look at how to achieve purpose and joy at work. It is about turning the world of work into a place where empathy, intuition, passion, and resilience take … Read More
Women in history that you may never have heard of but should!
Be a part of a 3 author virtual panel in commemoration of Women’s History Month featuring Allison Gilbert, Christopher Gorham and Linda Kass as part of the Cleveland Jewish Book Festival! 1) Listen, World! How the Intrepid Elsie Robinson Became American’s Most-Read Woman is about the most-read woman in America and the highest-paid woman writer in the William Randolph Hearst … Read More