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The following appearances have been scheduled so far for November and December :
NOVEMBER:
-in person: Sunday, November 3 at 1.30 p.m. Eastern Time: John F. Kennedy in Berlin: Revisiting a Momentous Visit. at the Mandel Library in West Palm Beach, FL FREE PROGRAM!
-via ZOOM: Monday, November 4 at 9 a.m. Eastern Time: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall for the LLI Chesterfield in VA.
-via ZOOM: Tuesday, November 5 at 12.30 pm. Eastern Time: Germany's Liquid Bread: a refreshing history of German Beer at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at FSU, FL
-via ZOOM: Tuesday, November 5 at 1 pm. Central Time: Everyday Life in East Germany: A Look Across The Border for the Rochester Community and Technical College in MN.
-via ZOOM: Tuesday, November 5 at 3 pm. Pacific Time: Germany and Israel: A Story of Guilt and an unlikely Friendship at OLLI at Fresno State, CA.
-via ZOOM: Wednesday, November 6 at 7 p.m. Central Time: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall for The Fountaindale Public Library, IL. FREE PROGRAM. please register here: Echoes of Freedom: The Fall of the Berlin Wall - Fountaindale Public Library
-via ZOOM: Thursday, November 7 at 6.30 pm. Central Time: Never Forget: Remembering the Holocaust in Berlin and Germany at the Cook Memorial Public Library in IL. FREE PROGRAM. Please register here: Remembering the Holocaust in Berlin & Germany - Cook Memorial Public Library District
-via ZOOM: Friday, November 8 at 2.30 p.m. Eastern Time: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall for the OLLI at Eckerd College, FL.
-via ZOOM: Saturday, November 9 at 9 am. Mountain Time: Frohe Weihnachten: Uncovering German Christmas Traditions at MOLLI in Montana.
-in person: Saturday, November 9 at 2.30 p.m. Eastern Time: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall at The Waterford in Juno Beach, FL.
-via ZOOM: Tuesday, November 12 at 9 am. Eastern Time: Germany from Occupation to Unification at OLLI UPITT, Pennsylvania.
-via ZOOM: Tuesday, November 12 at 12.30 p.m. Eastern Time: Frohe Weihnachten: Uncovering German Christmas Traditions at OLLI at FSU, FL.
-via ZOOM: Tuesday, November 12 at 7 pm. Centra Time: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall at the Elmhurst Library in IL. FREE PROGRAM. Please register here: Echoes of Freedom: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall - LibCal - Elmhurst Public Library
-in person: Thursday, November 14 at 10 a.m. Eastern Time: Everyday Life in East Germany: A Look Across the Border at Shell Point Retirement Community in Fort Myers, FL
-in person: Thursday, November 14 at 2 p.m. Eastern Time: Everyday Life in East Germany: A Look Across the Border at Bonita Bay in Bonita Springs, FL.
-via ZOOM: Friday, November 15 at 10 a.m. Eastern Time: Everyday Life in East Germany: A Look Across the Border for the OLLI at Eckerd College, FL.
-in person: Sunday, November 17 at 9 a.m. Eastern Time: Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush and the World's most famous pair of pants at Valencia Pointe, FL.
-via ZOOM: Monday, November 18 at 7 p.m. Eastern Time: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall at Bernards Township Library, NJ FREE PROGRAM. Please register here: Event Calendar | Bernards Township Library
-via ZOOM: Tuesday, November 19 at 9 am. Eastern Time: Germany from Occupation to Unification at OLLI UPITT, Pennsylvania.
-in person: Tuesday, November 19 at 1 p.m. Eastern Time: Frohe Weihnachten: Uncovering German Christmas Traditions at PGA Club in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
-via ZOOM: Tuesday, November 19 at 4 pm. Mountain Time: Flavors of Germany, part 1 for Colorado State Osher Institute, CO.
-via ZOOM: Thursday, November 21 at 5.30 pm. Central Time: Flavors of Germany, part 1 for Kansas University Osher Institute in Kansas
-in person: Tuesday, November 26 at 10.30 a.m. Eastern Time: Notes of Heritage: The Musical Mendelssohn Siblings Felix and Fanny for the OLLI at FIU at the Pembroke Pines Jewish Center, FL ($10 at the door as an OLLI members, $20 as a non-member)
-in person: Friday, November 29 at 11 a.m. Eastern Time: Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush and the World's Most Famous Pair of Pants at La Posada, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
DECEMBER:
-via ZOOM: Tuesday, December 3 at 4 pm. Mountain Time: Flavors of Germany, part 2 for Colorado State Osher Institute, CO.
-via ZOOM: Tuesday, December 3 at 1 pm. Central Time: Notes of Heritage: The Musical Mendelssohn Siblings Fanny and Felix at the North Shore Senior Center in Northfield, IL. Please register through the Center directly.
-via ZOOM: Wednesday, December 4 at 7 pm. Eastern Time: Frohe Weihnachten: Uncovering German Christmas Traditions at the Southold Library in NY. FREE PROGRAM Please register here: Unwrapping the Charms of German Christmas Traditions | Southold Free Library
-via ZOOM: Thursday, December 5 at 5.30 pm. Central Time: Flavors of Germany, part 2 for Kansas University Osher Institute in Kansas
-in person: Saturday, December 7 at 2 p.m. Eastern Time: Frohe Weihnachten: Uncovering German Christmas Traditions at PGA Club at the Waterford in Juno Beach, FL
-in person: Monday, December 9 at 12 p.m. Eastern Time: Joseph Goebbels: The Man who seduced a Nation at OLLI FAU in Jupiter, FL.
-via ZOOM: Monday, December 9 at 3.30 pm. Pacific Time: Frohe Weihnachten: Uncovering German Christmas Traditions at the OLLI at Pacific in CA.
-in person: Tuesday, December 10: 2 programs at Naples, Florida, Regional Libraries. Details to follow.
-via ZOOM: Tuesday, December 10 at 4 pm. Mountain Time: Flavors of Germany, part 3 for Colorado State Osher Institute, CO.
-in person: Wednesday, December 11 at 1 p.m. Eastern Time: Frohe Weihnachten: Uncovering German Christmas Traditions at John Knox Village in Pompano Beach, FL
-via ZOOM: Wednesday, December 11 at 7 pm. Central Time: Frohe Weihnachten: Uncovering German Christmas Traditions at Mid-Continent Public Library. FREE PROGRAM Please register here: Frohe Weihnachten: Unwrapping the Charms of German Christmas Traditions (Zoom) | Mid-Continent Public Library
-via ZOOM: Thursday, December 12 at 5.30 pm. Central Time: Flavors of Germany, part 3 for Kansas University Osher Institute in Kansas
-in person: Monday, December 16: 2 private programs at Naples at Moorings, FL.
-via ZOOM: Tuesday, December 17 at 6 pm. Central Time: Frohe Weihnachten: Uncovering German Christmas Traditions at the Newberry Library in Chicago, IL Please register here: Newberry Library | Frohe Weihnachten: Unwrapping the Charms of German…
-in person: Wednesday, December 18 at 6.30 p.m. Eastern Time: Frohe Weihnachten: Uncovering German Christmas Traditions at the Mandel Public Library in West Palm Beach, FL FREE PROGRAM!
-via ZOOM: Thursday, December 19 at 7.30 pm. Eastern Time: Frohe Weihnachten: Uncovering German Christmas Traditions at the Spartanburg County Public Libraries, SC FREE PROGRAM! Please register here: Frohe Weihnachten: Unwrapping the Charms of German Christmas Traditions, Thursday, December 19, 2024, 7:30 - 8:45pm - Spartanburg County Public Libraries
Don't miss it!
See you there! 
(photo: announcement poster at the Northbrook Public Library, April 2009)
Anette at the German American Heritage Center in Davenport, Iowa:
The German American Heritage Center was celebrating our event by putting their remains of the Berlin Wall on display for all attendees to see and touch! In the photo below we see part of the wide cylindrical pipes that topped the Wall to prevent an easy grip.
PAST EVENTS IN 2019
January 2019:
Anette Isaacs' Florida Tour:
-Monday, January 7th, 2019 at 2.30 p.m.: Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush, and the World's most famous pair of pants! at the VI in Lantana, Florida
-Monday, January 7th, 2019 at 6.30 p.m.: Berlin at 30! at the Northeast Miami Dade Aventura Library in Aventura, FL
-Tuesday, January 8th, 2019 at 12.30 p.m.: The Land of the Perpetrators - Guilt and Remembrance in Germany today at the Florida Atlantic University's OSHER Institute in Boca Raton, FL
-Tuesday, January 8th, 2019 at 6 p.m.: "Mad" Ludwig of Bavaria - Inside the Mind and Life of Germany's Fairytale King at the West Palm Beach Public Library in West Palm Beach, FL
-Wednesday, January 9th, 2019 at 2.30 p.m.: Operation Freedom - The Berlin Airlift at VI in Aventura, FL
-Wednesday, January 9th, 2019 at 7.30 p.m.: Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush, and the World's most famous pair of pants! at the ATRIA in Lake Worth, FL
-Thursday, January 10th, 2019 at 1.30 p.m.: Operation Freedom - The Berlin Airlift at the ATRIA in Lantana, FL.
-Thursday, January 10th, 2019 at 7.30 p.m.: From Survivors to DPs: Jews in Post War Germany at Grand Villa in Del Ray Beach, FL
-Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019 at 9 a.m.: Checking in on Germany's current affairs at the Patty Turner Center Men' Club in Deerfield, IL
-Friday, January 25th, 2019 at 2 p.m.: The Amazing Adventure of Bertha Benz and the invention of the automobile at the Indian Trails Library in Wheeling, IL
-Saturday, January 26th, 2019 at 7.15 p.m.: Between Normality and Terror - Everyday Life in Nazi Germany at Plymouth Place in La Grange Park, IL
February:
-Sunday, February 3rd, 2019 at 3 p.m.: The Tainted Legacy of Richard Wagner at the Michigan Shores Club in Wilmette -- for the Wagner Society of the USA
-Tuesday, February 5th, 2019 time to be determined: The Woman behind the Teddy Bear: the awe-inspiring story of Margarete Steiff for the Quester Group in Barrington
-Wednesday, February 6th, 2019 at noon: Never Forget -- Remembering the Holocaust in Berlin and Germany at National Louis University in Skokie, IL
-Tuesday, February 12th, 2019 at 1 p.m.: The amazing adventure of Bertha Benz and the history of the automobile at the Garlands in Barrington, IL
-Friday, February 15th, 2019 at 2 p.m.: Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush, and the World's most famous pair of pants at the Schaumburg Library in Schaumburg, IL
-Tuesday, February 19th, 2019 at 1 p.m.: Germans and Jews - Film Discussion at Harper College (please register through the LLI at Harper College) in Palatine, IL
-Wednesday, February 20th, 2019 at 7 p.m.: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall at the Riverside Public Library in Riverside, IL
March:
-Sunday, March 3rd, 2019 at 6.30 p.m.: I will present background info and moderate a talk back session at the JCC Film Festival: "The Invisibles" at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Skokie, IL
-Tuesday, March 5th, 2019 at 1 p.m.: Operation Freedom- The Berlin Airlift at Oakton Community College in Skokie, IL
-Thursday, March 7th, 2019 at 1 p.m.: The Woman behind the Teddy Bear: the awe-inspiring story of Margarete Steiff at Villa Addolorata in Wheeling, IL (please register through Harper College's LLI)
-Sunday, March 10th, 2019 at 3.30 p.m.: I will present background info and moderate a talk back session at the JCC Film Festival: "The Last Supper" at the DEERPARK movie theater in Deer Park, IL
-Monday, March 11th, 2019 at 1 p.m. Germans and Jews - Film Discussion at the North Shore Senior Center in Northfield, IL
-Thursday, March 14th, 2019 at 1 p.m.: The End of the Hausfrau? German Women today! at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake, IL
-Saturday, March 16th, 2019 at 3 p.m. and at 6 p.m.: I will present background info and moderate a talk back session at the JCC Film Festival: "The Last Supper" at the Arclight Cinema at the Glen at 3 p.m. AND at the Evanston movie theater on Maple Street at 6 p.m.
-Monday, March 18th, 2019 at 6.30 p.m.: The Amazing Adventure of Bertha Benz and the History of the German Automobile for the Questers Group of Lake Forest. Program will take place at KNAUZ automobiles in Lake Bluff, IL
-Tuesday, March 19th, 2019 at 10 a.m.: The Amazing Adventure of Bertha Benz and the History of the German Automobile for the Questers Group Inverness
-Saturday, March 23rd, 2019 at 7.15 p.m.: Silent Heroes, the German Resistance Movement at Plymouth Place in La Grange Park, IL
-Thursday, March 28th, 2019 at 1 p.m.: Checking in on Germany's current affairs at Friendship Village in Schaumburg (please register through Harper's LLI)
April:
-Monday, April 1st, 2019 at 1 p.m. Checking in on Germany's current affairs at Harper College, W Building, in Palatine, IL (please register through Harper's LLI)
-Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019 at 1 p.m.: Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush and the World's most famous pair of pants at Harper College, W Building in Palatine, IL (please register through Harper's LLI)
-Thursday, April 4th, 2019 at 1 p.m.: Checking in on Germany's current affairs at Oakton Community College in Skokie, IL (please register through Oakton's Emeritus program)
-Friday, April 5th, 2019 at 11 a.m.: Checking in on Germany's current affairs at Oakton Community College in Skokie, IL (please register through Oakton's Emeritus program)
-Friday, April 5th, 2019 at 2 p.m.: Checking in on Germany's current affairs at the VI in Glenview, IL
-Monday, April 8th, 2019 at 7.45 p.m.: Checking in on Germany's current affairs at Mather Evanston (private event) in Evanston, IL
-Tuesday, April 9th, 2019 at 1 p.m.: Checking in on Germany's current affairs at the Garlands in Barrington (for Harper College, please register through Harper's LLI)
-Thursday, April 11th, 2019 at 9.30 p.m.: Germans and Jews -- Film Discussion at the College of Lake County in Vernon Hills, IL (Please register through CLC's adult education program)
-Tuesday, April 16th, 2019 at 1 p.m.: Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush, and the World's most famous pair of pants at Brookfield Library in Brookfield, IL
-Monday, April 22nd, 2019 at 7 p.m.: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall at the Wheaton Public Library in Wheaton, IL
-Thursday, April 25th, 2019 at 11.45 a.m.: Nazi Hunter Fritz Bauer - A Heroic Story at National Louis University in Skokie, IL
-Tuesday, April 30th, 2019 at 7.30 p.m.: Never Forget: Remembering the Holocaust in Berlin and Germany at the Mount Prospect Public Library in Mount Prospect, IL
May :
-Thursday, May 2nd, 2019 at 7 p.m.: Silent Heroes: the Resistance Movement in Nazi Germany at the Palatine Public Library in Palatine, IL
-Tuesday, May 7th, 2019 at 7 p.m.: Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush, and the World's most famous pair of pants at the Eisenhower Library in Norrirdge, IL
-Wednesday, May 8th, 2019 at 1 p.m.: Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush, and the World's most famous pair of pants at McHenry County College (register through the College's Lifelong Learning Program) in Crystal Lake, IL
-Thursday, May 9th, 2019 at 10 a.m.: Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush, and the World's most famous pair of pants at Friendship Village in Schaumburg, IL
-Saturday, May 11th, 2019 at 1 p.m.: Operation Freedom- The Berlin Airlift at the Oswego Public Library in Oswego, IL
-Thursday, May 23rd, 2019 at 2 p.m.: From Guest Workers to Citizens: The Turkish Minority in Germany at the VI in Glenview, IL
-Wednesday, May 29th, 2019 at 1 p.m.: From Guest Workers to Citizens: The Turkish Minority in Germany at the North Shore Senior Center in Northfield, IL
June :
-Saturday, June 1st, 2019 at 1 p.m.: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall at the Oswego Public Library in Oswego, IL
-Tuesday, June 4th, 2019 at 9 a.m.: Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush, and the World's most famous pair of pants at the Patty Turner Center in Deerfield, IL
-Tuesday, June 11th, 2019 at 7 p.m.: Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush and the World's most famous pair of pants at the Glenview Public Library in Glenview, IL
-Tuesday, June 18th, 2019 at 1 p.m.: Operation Freedom -- The Berlin Airlift at the Garlands in Barrington, IL
-Thursday, June 20th, 2019 at 1 p.m.: Never Forget- Remembering the Holocaust in Berlin and Germany at Oakton Community College in Skokie, IL (register through the Emeritus program)
-Monday, June 24th, 2019 at 3 p.m.: Kennedy in Berlin at the Mather in Wilmette, IL (for residents only)
-Tuesday, June 25th, 2019 at 1 p.m.: Operation Freedom- the Berlin Airlift at Elmhurst Place in Elmhurst, IL (for residents only)
-Thursday, June 27th, 2019 at 1 p.m.: Checking in on Germany's current affairs at the College of Lake County (please register through the College's Lifelong Learning Program)
July :
-Tuesday, July 9th, 2019 at 1 p.m.: From Guest Workers to Citizens -- the Turkish Minority in Germany at Harper College (Lifelong Learning Program) at the main Campus in Palatine, IL
-Wednesday, July 10th, 2019 at 10 a.m.: The Woman behind the Teddy Bear - the awe-inspiring story of Margarete Steiff for the Questers Group of Inverness
-Thursday, July 11th, 2019 at 1 p.m. Women in the Third Reich at McHenry Country College in Crystal Lake, IL (register through the College's Lifelong Learning program)
-Friday, July 12th, 2019 at 2 p.m.: Women in the Third Reich at the VI in Glenview, IL
-Sunday, July 14th, 2019 at 1.30 p.m.: Operation Freedom - The Berlin Airlift at Presence Resurrection Retirement Home in Chicago, IL
-Tuesday, July 16th, 2019 at 1 p.m.: Silent Heroes -- the German Resistance movement at Oakton Community College in Skokie, IL (Passages Lecture Series)
-Wednesday, July 17th, 2019 at 10 a.m.: Germany's Liquid Bread - a refreshing look at the history of Beer! at Friendship Village in Schaumburg, IL
-Thursday, July 18th, 2019 at 7 p.m.: Silent Heroes -- the German Resistance movement at the Schaumburg Public Library in Schaumburg, IL
-Wednesday, July 24th, 2019 morning: I will be presenting two of my programs to Grand EDventures from Florida.
-Thursday, July 25th, 2019 at 1 p.m.: From Guest workers to Citizens -- the Turkish Minority in Germany at the College of Lake County (please register through the College's Lifelong Learning Program)
-Tuesday, July 30th, 2019 at 1 p.m.: Everyday Life in East Germany- A look across the border at Harper College in Palatine, IL (Main Campus)
-Wednesday, July 31st, 2019 at 1 p.m.: Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush, and the world's most famous pair of pants at Dickinson Hall (Lake Forest Senior Center) in Lake Forest, IL
August :
-Thursday, August 1st, 2019 at 2 p.m.: Berlin at 30! Celebrating the Fall of the Wall at the Moorings of Arlington Heights, IL
-Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 at 10 a.m.: Levi Strauss and the world's most famous pair of pants at the North Shore Senior Center -- Men's Club
-Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 at 7 p.m.: Operation Freedom- The Berlin Airlift at Chestnut Court in the Glen, Glenview, IL
-Friday, August 9th, 2019 at 2 p.m.: Silent Heroes -- The Resistance Movement in Nazi Germany at the Glen in Glenview, IL
-Tuesday, August 13th, 2019 1 p.m.: The Germans and their Fuehrer -- Insights into a mutual obsession at North Shore Senior Center in Northfield, IL
-Wednesday, August 14th, 2019 at 1 p.m.: The Woman behind the Teddy bear-- the awe-inspiring story of Margarete Steiff at the Garlands in Barrington, IL
-Thursday, August 15th, 2019 at 1 p.m.: Everyday Life in East-Germany -- a look across the border at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake, IL
-Tuesday, August 20th, 2019 at 1 p.m.: Operation Freedom -- The Berlin Airlift at the Arlington Heights Senior Center in Arlington Heights, IL
-Wednesday, August 21st, 2019 at 7 p.m.: YIVO Summer Lecture Series: Silent Heroes -- the Resistance Movement in Nazi Germany at the Morton Grove Public Library in Morton Grove, IL
-Wednesday, August 28th, 2019 at 2 p.m.: Berlin at 30! Celebrating the Fall of the Wall at the Moorings in Arlington Heights (for residents only) in Arlington Heights, IL
September :
-Thursday, September 5th, 2019 at 1 p.m.: Everyday Life in East-Germany -- a look across the border at the North Shore Senior Center in Northfield, IL
-Thursday, September 12th, 2019 at 1 p.m.: From Guestworkers to Citizens-- the Turkish Minority in Germany at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake, IL
-Friday, September 13th, 2019 at 2 p.m.: Germany's Liquid Bread -- a refreshing look at the history of Beer at the VI in Glenview, IL
-Wednesday, September 18th, 2019: The Woman behind the Teddy Bear: the awe-inspiring story of Margarete Steiff -- Retired Teachers of Crystal Lake, IL
-Saturday, September 21st, 2019 at 7.15 p.m.: Everyday Life in East Germany - a look across the border at Plymouth Place in La Grange, IL
-Monday, September 23rd, 2019 at 3 p.m.: Berlin at 30! Celebrating the Fall of the Wall at the Mather in Wilmette, IL
-Wednesday, September 25th, 2019 at 7 p.m.: Germany's Liquid Bread -- a refreshing look at the history of Beer at the Fremont Library in Mundelein, IL
October :
-Tuesday, October 1st, 2019 at 11 a.m.: Germany's Liquid Bread -- a refreshing look at the history of Beer at the Garlands in Barrington, IL
-Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019 at 7 p.m.: Germany's Liquid Bread - a refreshing look at the history of Beer at the Cary Public Library in Cary, IL
-Thursday, October 3rd, 2019 at 10 a.m.: Levi Strauss, der Goldrausch und die beruehmteste Hose der Welt at the Columbia Club in Chicago, IL (lecture will be given in German)
-Tuesday, October 8th, 2019 at 1 p.m.: Operation Freedom- the Berlin Airlift at the Clarendon Algonquin in Algonquin, IL (for McHenry County College)
-Wednesday, October 9th, 2019 at 7 p.m.: Germany's Liquid Bread -- a refreshing look at the history of Beer at the Des Plaines Public Library in Des Plaines, IL
-Thursday, October 10th, 2019 at 1 p.m.: Everyday Life in East Germany -- A Look across the Border at the College of Lake County in Vernon Hills, IL
-Friday, October 11th, 2019 at 2 p.m.: Everyday Life in East Germany -- A Look across the Border at the VI in Glenview, IL
-Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019 at 1 p.m.: Berlin at 30! Celebrating the Fall of the Wall at Harper College LLI (Lifelong Learning Institute) in Palatine, IL
-Tuesday, October 29th, 2019 at 9 a.m.: Berlin at 30! Celebrating the Fall of the Wall at the Patty Turner Center in Deerfield, IL (for Men's Club)
-Tuesday, October 29th, 2019 at 1 p.m.: Berlin at 30! Celebrating the Fall of the Wall at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake, IL (RAP: Retired Adults Program)
November :
-Saturday, November 2nd, 2019 at 7.15 p.m.: Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall at Plymouth Place in La Grange, IL
-Monday, November 4th, 2019 at 1 p.m.: Berlin at 30! Celebrating the Fall of the Wall at the North Shore Senior Center in Northfield, IL
-Monday, November 4th, 2019 at 7 p.m.: Berlin at 30! Celebrating the Fall of the Wall at the Freemont Public Library in Mundelein, IL
-Tuesday, November 5th, 2019 at 1 p.m.: Everyday Life in East Germany -- a look across the border at Oakton Community College (Emeritus program, Passages Lecture Series) in Skokie, IL
-Tuesday, November 5th, 2019 at 7 p.m.: Berlin at 30! Celebrating the Fall of the Wall at the Prospect Heights Public Library in Prospect Heights, IL
-Wednesday, November 6th, 2019 at 3 p.m.: Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall at Three Crowns Park in Evanston, IL
-Wednesday, November 6th, 2019 at 7 p.m.: Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall at the Downers Grove Public Library in Downers Grove, IL
-Thursday, November 7th, 2019 at 7 p.m.: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall at Prairie Trails Public Library in Burbank, IL
-Friday, November 8th 2019 at 2 p.m.: Berlin at 30! Celebrating the Fall of the Wall at the VI in Glenview, IL
-Sunday, November 10th, 2019 at 2 p.m.: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall at the Eisenhower Public Library in Norridge, IL
-Monday, November 11th, 2019 at 7 p.m.: Berlin at 30! Celebrating the Fall of the Wall at the Schaumburg Public Library in Schaumburg, IL
-Wednesday, November 13th, 2019 at 1 p.m.: Berlin at 30! Celebrating the Fall of the Wall at Friendship Village in Schaumburg, IL
-Thursday, November 14th, 2019 at 10.30 a.m.: private event, The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall in Illinois
-Thursday, November 14th, 2019 at 1 p.m.: Berlin at 30! Celebrating the Fall of the Wall at Oakton Community College (Emeritus Program, Passport Lecture Series) Skokie, IL
-Thursday, November 14th, 2019 at 7 p.m.: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall at the Brookfield Public Library in Brookfield, IL
-Friday, November 15th, 2019 at 11 a.m.: Berlin at 30! Celebrating the Fall of the Wall at Oakton Community College (Emeritus Program, Passport Lecture Series) Skokie, IL
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FLORIDA LECTURE TOUR IN NOVEMBER 2019: These events have been scheduled so far:
-Monday, November 18th, 2019 at 3 p.m.: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute of Florida Atlantic University (FAU) in Boca Raton, FL
-Tuesday, November 19th, 2019 at 11 a.m: Operation Freedom - The Berlin Airlift at the Phoenix of Delray, FL
-Tuesday, November 19th, 2019 at 3 p.m: Operation Freedom - The Berlin Airlift at Grand Villa Delray in Delray, FL
-Tuesday, November 19th, 2019 at 7.30 p.m.: Operation Freedom- The Berlin Airlift at Edgewater at Boca Pointe in Boca Raton, FL
-Wednesday, November 20th, 2019 at 3 p.m.: lecture topic tbd at Brookdale in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
-Wednesday, November 20th, 2019 at 6 p.m.: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall at the Mandel Public Library in West- Palm Beach, FL
-Thursday, November 21st, 2019 at 3 p.m.: Germany and Israel - a story of Guilt and an unlikely Friendship at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute of Florida Atlantic University (FAU) in Boca Raton, FL
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-Monday, November 25th, 2019 at 1.15 p.m.: Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush, and the World's most famous pair of pants for the Midwest Antique Club in Glenview (at Hackneys), IL
December
-Monday, December 2nd, 2019 at 1 p.m.: Everyday Life in East Germany -- a look across the border at the Garlands in Barrington, IL
-Monday, December 9th, 2019 at 6 p.m.: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall at the ELA Senior Center in Lake Zurich, IL
-Tuesday, December 10th, 2019 at 1 p.m: Silent Heroes - the Resistance movement in Nazi Germany at the Levy Senior Center in Evanston, IL
-Wednesday, December 11th, 2019 at 2.30 p.m.: Berlin at 30! Celebrating the Fall of the Wall at the Lodge in Northbrook, IL
-Thursday, December 12th, 2019 at 11.45 a.m.: Berlin at 30! Celebrating the Fall of the Wall at National Louis University's Lifelong Learning Department LLI in Skokie, IL (Please note: you have to be a member of LLI to participate!)
January
-Monday, January 6th, 2020 at 10.30 a.m..: Germany 2020 - Understanding the latest developments at the Highland Park Senior Center (event location is the Highland Park Country Club on 1201 Park Avenue W) in Highland Park, IL
-Thursday, January 9th, 2020 at 1 p.m.: Germany 2020 - Understanding the latest developments at the North Shore Senior Center in Northfield, IL
January
-Wednesday, January 29th, 2020 at 6.30 p.m..: Operation Freedom - the Berlin Airlift at Central Baptist Village in Chicago (residents only)
February
-Tuesday, February 4th, 2020 at 12 noon: Never Forget: Remembering the Holocaust in Berlin and Germany at the Grayslake Public Library in Grayslake, IL
-Monday, February 10th, 2020 at 9.30 a.m.: Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush and the World's most famous pair of pants at the Lakeside Congregation (Makom) on Clavey Road in Highland Park, IL (Men's Club)
-Thursday, February 13th, 2020 at 5 p.m.: Germany's Liquid Bread - A refreshing history of beer (with tasting) at the Des Plaines History Center in Des Plaines, IL
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Attention Florida audiences! I am going to be back in the Boca Raton area for another lecture tour!
-Monday, February 17th, 2020 at 11.30 a.m.: Germany and Israel -- An unlikely Friendship at the Mandel JCC in Boynton Beach, FL
-Monday, February 17th, 2020 at 3 p.m.: Nazi Hunter Fritz Bauer - A heroic Story! at the FAU's Osher Institute in Boca Raton, FL
-Tuesday, February 18th, 2020 at 1 p.m.: Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush and the World's most famous pair of pants at Brookdale in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
-Tuesday, February 18th, 2020 at 6 p.m.: Silent Heroes - The Resistance Movement in Nazi Germany at the Aventura Public Library in Aventura, FL
-Wednesday, February 19th, 2020 at 3.30 p.m.: Never Forget: Remembering the Holocaust in Berlin and Germany at the Mandel Public Library in West Palm Beach, FL
-Wednesday, February 19th, 2020 at 7.30 p.m.: Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush and the World's most famous pair of pants at Edgewater Boca Pointe in Boca Raton, FL
-Thursday, February 20th 2020 at 12.30 p.m.: Silent Heroes - The Resistance Movement in Nazi Germany at FAU's Osher Institute in Boca Raton, FL
-Thursday, February 20th, 2020 at 7 p.m.: Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush and the World's most famous pair of pants at the Phoenix at Delray in Delray Beach, FL
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-Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020 at 7 p.m.: I will be speaking on the movie: THE LAST SUPPER at the JCC Chicago Film Festival! Event Location: CMX Cine market at Old Orchard in Skokie, IL
-Friday, March 6th, 2020 at 2 p.m.: Germany 2020- Understanding the latest developments at the VI in Glenview, IL (residents only)
-Sunday, March 8th, 2020 at 5.30 p.m.: I will be speaking on the movie: AFTER MUNICH at the JCC Chicago Film Festival! Event location: CMX CineBistro at Old Orchard Mall in Skokie, IL
-Tuesday, March 10th, 2020 at 9 a.m.: Germany 2020- Understanding the latest developments at the Patty Turner Center in Deerfield, IL (for the Men's Club)
-Tuesday, March 10th, 2020 at 6.30 p.m.: The Amazing Adventure of Bertha Benz and the History of the German Automobile at Central Baptist Village in Chicago, IL (residents only)
-Thursday, March 12th at 1 p.m.: Germany and Israel: a story of Guilt and an unlikely Friendship at Harper College's Lifelong Learning Department in Palatine, IL (please register through Harper College's Lifelong Learning Department)
-Thursday, June 4th, 2020 at 1 p.m: Germany 2020 - Understanding the latest developments for McHenry Country College in Crystal Lake, IL (please register through the RAP program) This will be a ZOOM presentation!
-Thursday, June 4th, 2020 at 7 p.m: Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush and the World's most famous pair of pants for the ELA District Library in Lake Zurich, IL (please register through the library's website) This will be a ZOOM presentation!
-Saturday, June 6th, 2020 at 3 p.m.: Germany's Liquid Bread - a refreshing look at the history of beer! sponsored by the Winnetka Public Library in Winnetka, IL (here is how it works: please register at the Library's website for the event. You will then receive an email with a zoom link, and on the day of the program you just click on that link and seconds later you will see me and the presentation on your computer, laptop or ipad! It is very easy and free!)
-Monday, June 8th, 2020 at 1 p.m: Germany 2020 - Understanding the latest developments for the College of Lake County in Vernon Hills, IL (please register through CLC's Discovery program) This will be a ZOOM presentation!
-Wednesday, June 10th, 2020 at 6.30 p.m.: Germany's Liquid Bread - a refreshing look at the history of beer! sponsored by the Cook Memorial Public Library in Libertyville, IL This will be a ZOOM presentation!
-Thursday, June 11th, 2020 at 9 a.m.: Operation Freedom - The Berlin Airlift! sponsored by the Lifelong Learning Program of the College of DuPage County, IL. This will be a ZOOM presentation.
-Thursday, June 11th, 2020 at 7 p.m.: Germany's Liquid Bread - a refreshing look at the history of beer! sponsored by the Prairie Trails Public Library in Burbank, IL (here is how it works: please register at the Library's website for the event. You will then receive an email with a zoom link, and on the day of the program you just click on that link and seconds later you will see me and the presentation on your computer, laptop or ipad! It is very easy and free!)
September 2020:
-Thursday, September 10th, 2020, at 2 p.m. (Central time): Ode to Beethoven -- the Man behind the Music! at the Indian Trails Public Library in Wheeling, IL ( please register at the library's website in order to obtain the zoom link)
-Monday, September 14th, 2020 at 7 p.m. (Central time): 1945 -- the year that shaped the new Germany! at the Fremont Library in Mundelein, IL (please register at the library's website in order to obtain the zoom link)
-Tuesday, September 15th, 2020 at 4 p.m. (Eastern time): The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall at the West Boca Golf Club (members only)
-Wednesday, September 16th, 2020 at 6 p.m. (Central time): 1945 -- the year that shaped the new Germany! at the Arlington Heights Senior Center in Arlington Heights, IL (please register with the Senior Center to obtain your Zoom link.)
-Thursday, September 17th, 2020 at 3.30 p.m. (Pacific time!): The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall at OLLI at Pacific (University of the Pacific in Stockton, California)
-Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020: 1 to 3 p.m. (Eastern time): Everyday Life in Nazi Germany at OLLI Clemson University in South Carolina
-Wednesday, September 30th, 2020 at 7 p.m. (Central time): Germany's Liquid Bread - a refreshing look at the history of beer! at the ELA Public Library in Lake Zurich, IL
October 2020:
-Saturday, October 17th, 2020 at 10 a.m. (Pacific time!): The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall at OLLI at California State University Long Beach, CA (on Zoom)
-Tuesday, October 20th, 2020 at 1 p.m. (Central Time): Germany 30 years after the Unification at the College of Lake County's Discovery Program (please register through CLC's Discovery Program (their lifelong learning department) (on Zoom)
-Tuesday, October 20th, 2020 at 3.30 p.m. (Central Time): Celebrating the German Unification (3 session class) at Kansas State University's OLLI program. (since this is via Zoom, you can partake in this, as well! Contact me for details. Ongoing dates for this class are October 27 and November 3, 2020.
-Tuesday, October 27th, 2020 at 12.30 p.m. (Eastern Time): The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall for NOVA in Miami, FL (via Zoom)
-Tuesday, October 27th, 2020 at 7 p.m. (Eastern Time): Germany's Liquid Bread- a refreshing history of beer! at the Livonia Public Library in Livonia, MI (via Zoom) this is a free program and you can register for it at the library's website.
November 2020:
-Monday, November 2nd, 2020 at 7 p.m. (Central Time): Germany's Liquid Bread- a refreshing history of beer! at the Wauconda Public Library in Wauconda, IL (via Zoom) this is a free program and you can register for it at the library's website.
-Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020, at 10 a.m. (Eastern Time): Women of the Third Reich for the OLLI Institute at Oklahoma State University. (via Zoom)
-Wednesday, November 4th, 2020 at 6 p.m. (Central Time): Ode to Beethoven- the Man behind the Music at the Arlington Heights Senior Center (via Zoom) (please register with the Center to receive the zoom link)
-Monday, November 9th, 2020 at 4 p.m. (Eastern Time): Operation Freedom -- The Berlin Airlift for the Boca West Country Club (via Zoom)
-Tuesday, November 10th 2020 at 2 p.m. (Pacific Time): 1945- the year that shaped the New Germany! at the OLLI Institute at the University of Oregon (via Zoom)
-Thursday, November 12th, 2020 at 1 p.m. (Central Time): Germany and Israel - a story of guilt and an unlikely friendship at the North Shore Senior Center in Northfield, IL (via Zoom) Please register with NSSC in Northfield for this class.
-Monday, November 16th, 2020 at 1 p.m. (Central Time): Mad King Ludwig - Insight the life and mind of Germany's fairy tale king at the College of DuPage (via Zoom) Please register at COD's lifelong learning department for this class.
-Thursday, November 19th, 2020 at 3 p.m. (Eastern Time): Nazi Hunter Fritz Bauer at the Lifelong Learning Department at Clemson University in South Carolina (via Zoom)
-Saturday, November 21st, 2020 at 2 p.m. (Central Time): Germany's Liquid Bread - a refreshing look at the history of beer at the DeKalb Public Library in DeKalb, IL (this is a free lecture, please register on the library's website)
December 2020:
-Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at 1 p.m. (Central Time): Ode to Beethoven- the Man behind the Music at Oakton College in Skokie, IL (part of the Passages Lecture series) (please register with the College to receive the zoom link)
-Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 2 p.m. (Central Time): The Woman behind the Teddy Bear- the awe-inspiring story of Margarethe Steiff for Aging Care Connections in Illinois (please register with the Organization to receive the zoom link)
-Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 7 p.m. (Central Time): Ode to Beethoven- the Man behind the Music at Fremont Library in Mundelein, IL (please register with the library to receive the free zoom link)
-Thursday, December 3, 2020 at 7 p.m. (Central Time): Ode to Beethoven- the Man behind the Music at the Palatine Public Library in Palatine, IL (please register with the Library to receive the free zoom link)
-Monday, December 7, 2020 at 7 p.m. (Central Time): Ode to Beethoven- the Man behind the Music at ELA Library in Lake Zurich, IL (please register with the Library to receive the free zoom link)
-Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at 9 a.m. (Central Time): Germany 30 years after the Unification at the Patty Turner Center in Deerfield, IL (part of the Men's Club lecture series)
-Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at 7 p.m. (Central Time): Ode to Beethoven - the Man behind the Music at the Tinley Park Public Library in Tinley Park, IL (please register with the Library to receive the free zoom link)
- On Thursday, Dec 10 and Friday, Dec 11 I will be at the VILLAGES in Florida for a 5 lecture engagement! You can register at THE ENRICHMENT ACADEMY there.
-Monday, December 14, 2020 at 11.30 a.m. (Central Time): Ode to Beethoven - the Man behind the Music at NOVA University in Fort Lauderdale/Miami, FL (please register with NOVA to receive the zoom link)
-Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 1 p.m. (Central Time): Ode to Beethoven - the Man behind the Music at the Levy Senior Center in Evanston, IL (please register with the Center to receive the free zoom link)
-Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at 6.30 p.m. (Central Time): Germany's Liquid Bread: A refreshing look at the history of beer at the Deerfield Public Library in Deerfield, IL
-Thursday, December 17, 2020 at 7 p.m. (Central Time): Ode to Beethoven - the Man behind the Music at the Prospect Heights Public Library in Prospect Heights, IL (please register with the Library for your free Zoom link)
-CANCELED Saturday, March 14th at 3.15 p.m.: I will be speaking on the movie AFTER MUNICH at the JCC Chicago Film Festival! Event location: Cinemark Evanston on Maple Street in Evanston, IL
-CANCELED Monday, March 16th 2020 at 3.30 p.m.: Germany's Liquid Bread: a refreshing history of beer at Friendship Village in Schaumburg (please register through Harper's Lifeling Learning Department (Harper College)
-CANCELED Tuesday, March 17th, 2020 at 10 a.m. Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush and the world's most famous pair of pants at the Questers Group Clarinda (location to be determined)
-CANCELED Thursday, March 19th, 2020 at 1 p.m.: From Survivors to DPs at Harper College in Palatine, IL (register through the College's Lifelong learning department)
-POSTPONED Thursday, March 19th, 2020 at 8 p.m.: Germany 2020 - Understanding the latest developments -- at the Evanston Current Events Group in Evanston, IL (location to be determined)
-CLASS WILL BE HELD VIA ZOOM!
-Monday, March 30th, 2020 at 1 p.m.: The Long Road Home - Returning to Germany after the Holocaust at the North Shore Senior Center in Northfield, IL
-POSTPONED Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 at 1 p.m: Germans and Jews - A documentary at McHenry Country College in Crystal Lake, IL (please register through the RAP program)
April
-CANCELED Thursday, April 2nd, 2020 at 1 p.m.: Germany's liquid Bread: a refreshing history of beer at Harper College in Palatine, IL (please register through Harper College's Lifelong Learning Department)
-Thursday, April 2nd, 2020 at 7.15 p.m.: Never Forget: Remembering the Holocaust in Berlin and Germany at Westminster Evanston in Evanston, IL
-CANCELED Friday, April 3rd, 2020 at 2 p.m.: Never Forget: Remembering the Holocaust in Berlin and Germany at the VI in Glenview, IL
-POSTPONED Sunday, April 5th, 2020 time and location to be determined: Richard Wagner and King Ludwig: Between Music and Madness-- Lyric Opera Hinsdale Chapter
-POSTPONED Tuesday, April 7th, 2020 at 10 a.m. The amazing adventure of Bertha Benz and the history of the German automobile at the Questers group (location to be determined)
-CANCELED Thursday, April 9th, 2020 at 1 p.m. From Guest Workers to Citizens: The Turkish minority in Germany at Oakton Community College in Skokie, IL (part of the College's Passport of Foreign Relations Lecture Series)
-CANCELED Friday, April 10th, 2020 at 11 a.m. From Guest Workers to Citizens: The Turkish minority in Germany at Oakton Community College in Skokie, IL (part of the College's Passport of Foreign Relations Lecture Series)
- CANCELED Tuesday, April 14th, 2020 at 7.30 p.m.: Silent Heroes- The Resistance Movement in Nazi Germany at the Mount Prospect Public Library in Mt Prospect, IL
-CANCELED Thursday, April 16th, 2020 at 1 p.m.: Germany's liquid bread - a refreshing history of German beer at Addolorata Villa in Wheeling, IL (please register through Harper College's lifelong learning program)
-CANCELED Thursday, April 16th, 2020 at 6.30 p.m.: Germany and Israel -- a story of guilt and an unlikely Friendship at Harper College in Palatine, IL (register through Harper's Lifelong Learning program)
-Tuesday, April 21st, 2020 at 7 p.m.: The Land of the Perpetrators -- The Question of German Guilt at Three Crowns Park in Evanston, IL (residents only)
May
-Monday, May 4th, 2020 at 1 p.m.: Germany and Israel - a story of guilt and an unlikely Friendship at the North Shore Senior Center in Northfield, IL
-Thursday, May 7th, 2020, at 12 noon: Berlin at 30 - Celebrating the Fall of the Wall at the Wilmette Public Library in Wilmette, IL
-Thursday, May 7th, 2020 at 6.30 p.m. Germany's Liquid Bread - the refreshing history of beer at Harper College in Palatine, IL (please register through Harper College's Lifelong Learning program)
-Friday, May 15th, 2020 at 2 p.m.: Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush, and the World's most famous pair of pants at the Lodge in Northbrook, IL
-Friday, May 22nd, 2020 at 2 p.m.: Germany and Israel: A story of guilt and an unlikely friendship at the VI in Glenview, IL
-Monday, January 18th at 6 p.m. Mountain Time (7 p.m. Central Time): From Occupation to Unification: Germany's momentous transformation. for MOLLI (the Osher Institute of Lifelong Learning for the University of Montana) This is a recurring meeting for 5 more weeks.
-Thursday, January 21st, at 10 a.m. Central Time: Ode to Beethoven: the Man behind the Music for Villa Addolorata.
-Thursday, January 21st, at 7.30 p.m. Eastern Time: Never Forget: Remembering the Holocaust in Berlin and Germany for a private club in Boca Raton, FL
-Tuesday, January 26th, at 10 a.m. Central Time: Germany's Liquid Bread: a refreshing look at the history of beer for the North Shore Senior Center in Northfield, IL (Men's Club)
-Tuesday, January 26th, at 7 p.m. Central Time: Ode to Beethoven: the Man behind the Music at the Naperville Public Library in Naperville, IL
(This is a free program for the public: you can register for this at the library's webiste)
-Thursday, January 28th, at 4 p.m. Eastern Time: Germany's Liquid Bread: a refreshing look at the history of beer for the University of Arizona (OLLI)
-Tuesday, February 2nd, at 5 p.m. Eastern Time: Germany after the Unification at Dartmouth University's Olli
APRIL:
-Friday, April 23, 2021 at 6 p.m. Eastern Time: Everyday Life in East Germany (part of an OSHER seminar) at Colorado State University.
-Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 5 p.m. Eastern Time: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall at Arizona State University's Osher Institute.
-Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 5 p.m. Eastern Time: Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush, and the World's most famous pair of pants! - private Golf Club in Boca
Raton, FL
-Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 8 p.m. Eastern Time: Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush, and the World's most famous pair of pants! at the Elk Grove Village Public Library - please contact the library Elk Grove Village Public Library (egvpl.org) for the ZOOM link! FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
-Friday, April 30, 2021 at 6 p.m. Eastern Time: Germany 30 years after the Unification (part of an OSHER seminar) at Colorado State University.
MAY:
-Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 3 p.m. Eastern Time: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall at the Wilmette Public Library. Please contact the library in Wilmette, Illinois, for the free ZOOM link. FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
-Friday, May 7, 2021 at 2 p.m. Eastern Time: Eichmann before Jerusalem- insights into the mind of a mass murderer at the North Shore Senior Center in Northfield, IL (you can register online and obtain the Zoom link. This is a brand new lecture -- with fascinating content!)
-Monday, May 10, 2021 at 6.30 p.m. Eastern Time: Operation Freedom- the Berlin Airlift at the Osher Institute of the University of the Pacific in California.
-Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 2 p.m. Eastern Time: Eichmann before Jerusalem - insights into the mind of a mass murderer at the RAP (Retired Adults Program) at McHenry County College in Illinois. Please register through the RAP program.
-Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at 5 p.m. Eastern Time: Ode to Beethoven- the man behind the Music for a private Golf Club in Boca Raton, FL
-Thursday, May 13, 2021 at 2 p.m. Eastern Time: The Wonders of Tea - Seminar and Tasting for a private Women's Group in Fort Myers, FL
-Monday, May 17, 2021 at 3 p.m. Eastern Time: Ode to Beethoven- the man behind the Music for Aging Care Connections in Chicago, IL. Please contact the organization for the free Zoom link. FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
-Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at 4 p.m. Eastern Time: Fascinating Insights into DP Camps in Post-War Germany at Boca West Country Club in Boca Raton, FL
JUNE:
-Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at 10 a.m. IN PERSON APPEARANCE: Germany and Israel-- a story of guilt and an unlikely friendship at the Academy of Lifelong Learning at Shell Point Retirement Community in Fort Myers, FL
-Thursday, June 3, 2021 at 2 p.m.: IN PERSON APPEARANCE: Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush and the most famous pair of pants! at Arbor Trace Retirement Community in Naples, FL
-Thursday, June 10, 2021 at 2 p.m. Eastern Time: Germany, Angela Merkel, and the impending Election at Oakton Community College in IL, VIA ZOOM Passport to the World Series.
-Friday, June 11, 2021 at 3 p.m. Eastern Time: Silent Heroes: a look at the Resistance Movement in Nazi Germany at the Northbrook Senior Center, VIA ZOOM, Please register at the Northbrook Senior Center with Laura Wassinger.
-Monday, June 14, 2021 at 7 p.m. Central Time: Mad King Ludwig: Insight the Mind and Times of Germany's Fairytale King at the Homewood Public Library in IL, VIA ZOOM. Free program and open to the Public!!
-Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at 2 p.m. Eastern Time: 1945- the year that shaped the new Germany! at Oakton Community College in IL, VIA ZOOM, Passages Lecture Series.
-Thursday, June 17, 2021 at 6.30 p.m. Eastern Time: Germany's Liquid Bread - a refreshing look at the history of Beer at the Mandel Public Library in West-Palm Beach. Free program and open to the Public!!
-Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at 1 p.m. Central Time: Germany 2021: Understanding the latest developments at McHenry County College, VIA ZOOM.
Please register with the RAP Program at the College.
-Thursday, June 24, 2021 at 1 p.m. Eastern Time: Germany, Angela Merkel and the impending Election at OLLI Eckered College in St. Petersburg, FL, VIA ZOOM, Please register with OLLI.
-Thursday, June 24, 2021 at 4.30 pm. Easter Time: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall at the College of William and Mary in VA, VIA ZOOM.
Please register with the W&M's OLLI.
-Sunday, June 27, 2021 at 2 p.m. Central Time: The Long Road Home: Returning to Germany after the Holocaust for the Chicago YIVO Society, VIA ZOOM. Free program and open to the Public!!
-Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at 5 p.m Eastern Time: Operation Freedom: The Berlin Airlift at OLLI Fresno State University, CA, VIA ZOOM,
Please register at the University's OLLI program.
JULY:
- Wednesday, July 7th, 2021 at 2 p.m. Central Time: Mad King Ludwig: Inside the Life and Times of Germany's Fairytale King (via Zoom) for Aging Care Connections in Chicago, IL.
-Thursday, July 8th, 2021 at 1 p.m. Eastern Time: Operation Freedom- The Berlin Airlift at Florida State University (FSU) (via Zoom) please register through the OLLI lifelong learning institute at FSU.
-Sunday, July 11th, 2021 at 2 p.m. Central Time: Germany's Liquid Bread: a refreshing look at the history of Beer at the Eisenhower Public Library in Illinois (via Zoom) this is a free program! Please register at the library's website!
-Thursday, July 15th, 2021 at 6.30 p.m. Eastern Time: Culinaria Germania- the delicious dish on German Food at the West Palm Beach Public library in Florida. (via Zoom) This is a free program! Please register at the library's website!
-Tuesday, July 20th, 2021 at 5 p.m. Eastern Time (2 p.m. Pacific): Ode to Beethoven: the man behind the music! at California State University in Fresno (via Zoom). please register at the University's OLLI Institute for Lifelong Learning.
-Thursday, July 22nd, 2021 at 2 p.m. Eastern Time: IN PERSON APPEARANCE: Operation Freedom-- The Berlin Airlift at Arbor Trace retirement community in Naples, FL
-Friday, July 23rd, 2021 at 2 p.m. Central Time: Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush, and the world's most famous pair of pants at Tamarisk Northbrook (via Zoom) in Illinois.
-Tuesday, July 27th, 2021 at 7.30 p.m. Eastern Time: Germany and Israel: a story of guilt and an unlikely friendship at Boca Pointe Country Club (via Zoom)
-Thursday, July 29th, 2021 at 7 p.m. Eastern Time: Operation Freedom - the Berlin Airlift at Eckered College in St. Petersburg, Florida (via Zoom)
AUGUST:
-Monday, August 9th, 2021 at 4 p.m. Eastern/ 1 p.m. Pacific Time: Never Forget: The Germans and the Holocaust at California State University, San Bernardino, OLLI Institute, (via Zoom). This is one of three sessions. The program continues on August 16 and 23.
-Tuesday, August 10th, 2021 at 5 p.m. Eastern Time: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall at California State University in Fresno. OLLI Institute (via Zoom)
-Wednesday, August 11th, 2021 at 6 p.m. Central Time: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall at the Racine Public Library in Racine, Wisconsin (via ZOOM). This is a free program! Please register at the Library's website.
-Friday, August 13th, 2021 at 1 p.m. Central Time: Angela Merkel, Germany, and the impending election at the North Shore Senior Center in Northfield, IL, (via Zoom) Please register at the NSSC.
-Tuesday, August 17th, 2021 at 7 p.m. Central Time: Germany's Liquid Bread: a refreshing look at the history of Beer at the Blue Island Public Library in Illinois (via Zoom) This is a free program! Please register at the library's website.
-Thursday, August 19th, 2021 at 6.30 p.m. Eastern Time: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall at the West- Palm Beach Public library. (via Zoom) this is a free program, please register at the library's website.
-Saturday, August 21st, 2021 at 7 p.m. Central Time: Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush and the World's most famous pair of pants! at Mensa Chicagoland, (via Zoom)
SEPTEMBER:
-Tuesday, September 7th, 2021 at 6 p.m. Eastern Time: The Woman behind the Teddy Bear: the awe-inspiring story of Margarete Steiff at California State University in Fresno. OLLI Institute (via Zoom)
-Thursday, September 9th, 2021 at 7 p.m. Central Time: The Woman behind the Teddy Bear: the awe-inspiring story of Margarete Steiff at Elk Grove Village Public Library (via Zoom) free program!
-Tuesday, September 14th, 2021 at 11.30 a.m. Eastern Time: The amazing adventure of Bertha Benz and the history of the German automobile at Osher ASU (Arizona State University) (via Zoom)
-Tuesday, September 14th, 2021 at 5.30 p.m. Central Time: The Berlin Wall and the German Unification (3 session class) for Osher Institute at Kansas University (via Zoom)
-Tuesday, September 14th, at 8 p.m. Eastern Time: Culinaria Germania: the delicious dish on German food at Schaumburg Public Library in Schaumburg, IL (via Zoom) free program!
-Wednesday, September 15th, at 11 a.m. Eastern Time: Germany 2021 for Osher University of Vermont (via Zoom)
-Wednesday, September 15th, at 3 p.m. Eastern Time: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall for Aging Care Connections in Chicago, IL (via Zoom) free program!
-Monday, September 20th, at 6 p.m. Eastern Time: Exploring the Lives of Six Iconic Germans at Osher Institute at Colorado State University (via Zoom) 6 session class
-Tuesday, September 21st, 2021 at 11.30 a.m. Eastern Time: Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush, and the World's most famous pair of pants at Osher ASU (Arizona State University) (via Zoom)
-Tuesday, September 21st, 2021 at 5.30 p.m. Central Time: The Berlin Wall and the German Unification (part 2) for Osher Institute at Kansas University (via Zoom)
-Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021 at 6.30 p.m. Eastern Time: Women in the Third Reich at Mandel Public Library in West-Palm Beach (via Zoom) free program!
-Thursday, September 23rd, 2021 at 10.30 a.m. Eastern Time: Culinaria Germania: the delicious dish on German food at OLLI at Eckered College in FL (via Zoom)
-Thursday, September 23rd, 2021 at 1 p.m. Eastern Time: Germany's Liquid Bread: a refreshing history of Beer at OLLI at Eckered College in FL (via Zoom)
-Thursday, September 23rd, 2021 at 7 p.m. Central Time: Germany's Liquid Bread: a refreshing history of Beer at the Fountaindale Public Library in IL (via Zoom) free program!
-Saturday, September 25th, 2021 at 1 p.m. Eastern Time: Between Normality and Terror: Daily Life in Nazi Germany at MOLLI at the University of Montana (6 session class) (via Zoom)
-Monday, September 27th, at 6 p.m. Eastern Time: Exploring the Lives of Six Iconic Germans at Osher Institute at Colorado State University (via Zoom) (part 2)
-Monday, September 27th, at 7 p.m. Central Time: Eichmann before Jerusalem: Insight the Mind of a Mass Murderer at the Fremont Library in Mundelein, IL (via Zoom) free program!
-Tuesday, September 28th, 2021 at 11.30 a.m. Eastern Time: The Woman behind the Teddy Bear: the awe-inspiring story of Margarete Steiff at Osher ASU (Arizona State University) (via Zoom)
-Tuesday, September 28th, 2021 at 5.30 p.m. Central Time: The Berlin Wall and the German Unification (part 3) for Osher Institute at Kansas University (via Zoom)
-Tuesday, September 28th, 2021 at 8 p.m. Eastern Time: Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush, and the World's most famous pair of pants at the Des Plaines Public Library (via Zoom) free program!
-Wednesday, September 29th, 2021 at 3.30 p.m. Pacific Time: Germany from Occupation to Unification and Beyond! at Osher Institute of the University of the Pacific in CA (via Zoom) 6 session class!
-Thursday, September 30th, 2021 at 7 p.m. Central Time: Germany's Liquid Bread: a refreshing history of beer at Naperville Public Library in IL (via Zoom) free program!
-Monday, October 4th, 2021 at 2 p.m. Central Time: Culinaria Germania- the delicious dish on German Food at the Mather Evanston in Illinois (via Zoom)
-Monday, October 4th, 2021 at 6 p.m. Eastern Time: Exploring the Lives of 6 Iconic Germans for the Osher Institute of Colorado State University (via Zoom), part 3 of 6
-Monday, October 4th, 2021 at 8 p.m. Eastern Time: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall for the Gleneagles Country Club in Delray Beach, Florida, (via Zoom)
-Tuesday, October 5th, 2021 at 7 p.m Central Time: Ode to Beethoven: the Man behind the Music (via Zoom) at the Mt. Prospect Public Library in Illinois (please get your Zoom link on the library's website) free program!
-Wednesday, October 6th, 2021 at 1 p.m. Pacific Time: Germany: From Occupation to Unification and beyond at the Osher Institute of California State University in San Bernardino, CA, (via Zoom) Part 1 of 3. Please sign up for the class at their website.
-Wednesday, October 6th 2021 at 3.30 p.m. Pacific Time: Germany: From Occupation to Unification and beyond! at the Osher Institute of the University of the Pacific, CA, (via Zoom), Part 2 of 6
-Saturday, October 9th, 2021 at 10 a.m. Central Time: Eichmann before Jerusalem: Insights into the mind of a mass murderer (via Zoom) at the College of DuPage in Illinois. Please sign up through the College's Lifelong Learning Department.
-Saturday, October 9th, at 11 a.m. Mountain Time: From Normality to Terror: Everyday Life in Nazi Germany (via Zoom) at MOLLI (the Osher Institute of the University of Montana) part 3 of 6.
-Monday, October 11th, at 1.30 p.m. Eastern Time: Germany's Liquid Bread: a refreshing look at the history of beer at the Moorings in Naples, FL In-person appearance with Beer tasting!
-Monday, October 11th at 6 p.m. Eastern Time: Exploring the Lives of 6 Iconic Germans (via Zoom) at Colorado State University, part 4 of 6.
-Tuesday, October 12th at 3 p.m. Pacific Time: The Tainted Legacy of Richard Wagner at the Osher Institute of Fresno State University in CA (via Zoom)
-Wednesday, October 13th, 2021 at 1 p.m. Pacific Time: Germany: From Occupation to Unification and beyond at the Osher Institute of California State University in San Bernardino, CA, (via Zoom) Part 2 of 3. Please sign up for the class at their website.
-Wednesday, October 13th 2021 at 3.30 p.m. Pacific Time: Germany: From Occupation to Unification and beyond! at the Osher Institute of the University of the Pacific, CA, (via Zoom), Part 3 of 6
-Thursday, October 14th, 2021 at 7 p.m. Central Time: Germany's Liquid Bread: a refreshing look at the history of beer at the Homewood Public Library in Illinois (via Zoom) free program!
-Saturday, October 16th, at 11 a.m. Mountain Time: From Normality to Terror: Everyday Life in Nazi Germany (via Zoom) at MOLLI (the Osher Institute of the University of Montana) part 4 of 6.
-Monday, October 18th, 2021 at 6 p.m. Eastern Time: Exploring the Lives of 6 Iconic Germans for the Osher Institute of Colorado State University (via Zoom), part 6 of 6
-Wednesday, October 20th, 2021 at 1 p.m. Pacific Time: Germany: From Occupation to Unification and beyond at the Osher Institute of California State University in San Bernardino, CA, (via Zoom) Conclusion. Please sign up for the class at their website.
-Wednesday, October 20th 2021 at 3.30 p.m. Pacific Time: Germany: From Occupation to Unification and beyond! at the Osher Institute of the University of the Pacific, CA, (via Zoom), Part 4 of 6
-Thursday, October 21st, 2021 at 3 p.m. Pacific Time: Germany's Liquid Bread: a refreshing look at the history of Beer at the Osher Institute of the University of the Pacific.
-Friday, October 22nd, 2021 at 10 a.m. Central Time: Germany: a post-election review at the North Shore Senior Center in Northfield, IL (via Zoom) Please sign up for this program with Joan Waxman of NSSC.
-Friday, October 22nd, at 2 p.m. Eastern Time: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall at the Moorings in Naples, FL In-person appearance!
-Saturday, October 23rd, 2021 at 10 a.m. Central Time: The Life and Times of Martin Luther (via Zoom) at the College of DuPage in Illinois. Please sign up through the College's Lifelong Learning Department.
-Saturday, October 23rd, at 11 a.m. Mountain Time: From Normality to Terror: Everyday Life in Nazi Germany (via Zoom) at MOLLI (the Osher Institute of the University of Montana) part 5 of 6.
-Monday, October 25th, 2021 at 6 p.m. Eastern Time: Exploring the Lives of 6 Iconic Germans for the Osher Institute of Colorado State University (via Zoom), conclusion
-Tuesday, October 26th 2021 at 1 p.m. Central Time: Culinaria Germania: the delicious dish on German Food at Oakton College (via Zoom) in Skokie, IL, Passages Lecture Series
-Tuesday, October 26th 2021 at 6.30 p.m. Central Time: The Woman behind the Teddy Bear: the awe-inspiring story of Margarete Steiff at the Cook Memorial Library in Libertyville, IL (via Zoom) free program! Register via the library's website!
-Wednesday, October 27th 2021 at 3.30 p.m. Pacific Time: Germany: From Occupation to Unification and beyond! at the Osher Institute of the University of the Pacific, CA, (via Zoom), Part 5 of 6
-Thursday, October 28th, 2021 at 1 p.m. Central Time: Germany: a post-election review at Oakton Community College (via Zoom) in Skokie, IL, Passport lecture series.
-Saturday, October 30th, at 11 a.m. Mountain Time: From Normality to Terror: Everyday Life in Nazi Germany (via Zoom) at MOLLI (the Osher Institute of the University of Montana) conclusion.
NOVEMBER:
-Monday, November 8th at 1 p.m. Central Time: Eichmann before Jerusalem: Insights into the mind of a mass murderer at Harper College in Palatine, IL. via Zoom! Please register through the College's Lifelong Learning Department.
-Tuesday, November 9th at 10 a.m. Eastern Time: Never Forget: Remembering the Holocaust in Berlin and Germany at Shell Point Retirement Community in Fort Myers, FL (in person appearance)
-Tuesday, November 9th at 3 p.m. Pacific Time: Germany and Israel: an unlikely friendship at the OLLI Institute of the California State University at Fresno, CA, Via Zoom!
-Wednesday, November 10th at 2 p.m. Eastern Time: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall at Rochester Community College in Minnesota, Via Zoom!
-free program! Wednesday, November 10th at 7 p.m. Central Time: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall at Lake Villa District Library, IL. Via Zoom!
-Thursday, November 11th at 2 p.m. Eastern Time: Operation Freedom- the Berlin Airlift at Moorings Grande Park in Naples, FL, in person appearance.
-Monday, November 15th at 5 p.m Eastern Time: Germany: From Occupation to Unification, part 1, at Arizona State University (via Zoom!) Please register through the University's Osher Institute of Lifelong Learning
-free program! Wednesday, November 17th at 6 p.m Eastern Time: The Amazing Adventure of Bertha Benz and the History of the German Automobile at the Livonia Public Library in Livonia, Michigan. Please register here: The Amazing Adventure of Bertha Benz and the History of the German Automobile - LibCal - Livonia Public Library
-Thursday, November 18th at 10 a.m. Eastern Time: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall at Edgewater at Boca Pointe - in person appearance
-Thursday, November 18th at 12.30 p.m. Eastern Time: The Tainted Legacy of Richard Wagner at the Osher Institute of FAU in Boca Raton -- in person appearance
-Thursday, November 18th at 3 p.m. Eastern Time: The Long Road Home: Returning to Germany after the Holocaust at the Osher Institute of FAU in Boca Raton -- in person appearance
-Monday, November 22nd at 5 p.m Eastern Time: Germany: From Occupation to Unification, part 2, at Arizona State University (via Zoom!) Please register through the University's Osher Institute of Lifelong Learning
-Monday, November 29th at 5 p.m Eastern Time: Germany: From Occupation to Unification, part 3, at Arizona State University (via Zoom!) Please register through the University's Osher Institute of Lifelong Learning
JANUARY:
-in person: Thursday, January 13th at 2 p.m. Eastern Time: Operation Freedom: the Berlin Airlift at the Naples Library, South Branch, FL.
-in person: Saturday, January 15th at 10 a.m. Eastern Time: Ode to Beethoven: The Man behind the Music at BIG ARTS on Sanibel Island, FL
-via ZOOM: Thursday, January 20th at 3 p.m. Eastern Time: Mad King Ludwig: Inside the Life and Times of Germany's Fairytale King for Villa Addolorata in Wheeling, IL. Please register through them.
-in person: Friday, January 21st at 10 a.m. Eastern Time: Mad King Ludwig: Inside the Life and Times of Germany's Fairytale King at Bonita Bay Lifelong Learning in Bonita Springs, FL
-in person: Monday, January 24th at 2 p.m. Eastern Time: Germany: A Post-Election Review at Moorings in Naples, FL
-in person: Tuesday, January 25th at 1.30 p.m. Eastern Time: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall at Phoenix Delray at Delray Beach, FL
-in person: Tuesday, January 25th at 4 p.m. Eastern Time: Private lecture at Boca West Country Club in Boca Raton, FL
-in person: Tuesday, January 25th at 7.30 p.m. Eastern Time: Private lecture at the Club at Boca Pointe in Boca Raton, FL
FEBRUARY:
-in person: Wednesday, February 2nd at 10 a.m.: Ode to Beethoven: the man behind the music at Bonita Bay Club in Bonita Springs, FL
-via ZOOM: Thursday, February 3rd at 11 a.m. CENTRAL Time: Ode an Beethoven: Der Mann hinter der Musik (lecture will be presented in German) the Columbia Club in Chicago, IL.
-via ZOOM: Thursday, February 3rd at 6.30 p.m CENTRAL Time: Silent Heroes - the German Resistance Movement for OLLI at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln (UNL)
-in person: Monday, February 7th at 10 am. Estern Time: The Wonders of Tea Workshop at Bonita Bay Club in Bonita Springs, FL
-via ZOOM: Thursday, February 10th at 3 p.m. Eastern Time: Mad King Ludwig: Inside the Life and Times of Germany's Fairytale King for Villa Addolorata in Wheeling, IL. Please register through them.
-via ZOOM: Thursday, February 10th at 7 p.m. CENTRAL Time: Germany and Israel: A Story of Guilt and an unlikely friendship at the Northbrook Public Library, IL. FREE PROGRAM! Register here: registration link
-in person: Saturday, February 12th at 1 p.m.: Eastern Time: The Wonders of Tea Workshop at BIG ARTS on Sanibel Island, FL.
-in person: Sunday, February 13th, at 11 a.m.: Eastern Time: Never Forget: Remembering the Holocaust in Berlin and Germany at the Indian Spring Country Club in Boynton Beach, FL (sponsored by the Gross Family Center for the Study of Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust)
-via ZOOM: Monday, February 14th at 4.30 p.m. CENTRAL Time: Between Normality and Terror: Everyday Life in Nazi Germany: a 3 session class for the OSHER Lifelong Learning Institute at Kansas University, KA.
-in person: Tuesday, February 15th at 2 pm. Eastern Time: The Amazing Adventure of Bertha Benz and the history of the German Automobile at Moorings in Naples, FL
-via ZOOM: Thursday, February 17th at 3.30 p.m. PACIFIC Time: The New Promised Land: An Update on the Refugees and Migrants in Germany for the OSHER Institute of Lifelong Learning at the University of the Pacific, CA
-via ZOOM: Friday, February 18th at 1 p.m. CENTRAL Time: The New Promised Land: An Update on the Refugees and Migrants in Germany at the North Shore Senior Center in Northfield, IL
-via ZOOM: Monday, February 21st at 4.30 p.m. CENTRAL Time: Between Normality and Terror: Everyday Life in Nazi Germany: part 2 of 3 for the OSHER Lifelong Learning Institute at Kansas University, KA.
-via ZOOM: Tuesday, February 22nd at 3 p.m. PACIFIC Time: Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush and the World's most famous pair of pants for the OSHER Lifelong Learning Institute at Fresno State, CA
-via ZOOM: Wednesday, February 23rd at 2 p.m. CENTRAL Time: Everyday Life in East-Germany: a look across the border at the Wilmette Public Library, IL
-via ZOOM: Wednesday, February 23rd at 3.30 p.m. PACIFIC Time: Between Normality and Terror: Everyday Life in Nazi Germany: a 5 part series for the OSHER Institute of Lifelong Learning at the University of the Pacific, CA
-in person: Thursday, February 24th at 12.30 p.m. Eastern Time: Eichmann before Jerusalem: Insights into the mind of a mass murderer at OLLI at FAU in Boca Raton, FL
-in person: Thursday, February 24th at 3 p.m. Eastern Time: The Women of the Third Reich at OLLI at FAU in Boca Raton, FL
-via ZOOM: Friday, February 25th at 1.30 p.m. Eastern Time: Ode to Beethoven: The Man behind the Music at OSHER at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)
-via ZOOM: Saturday, February 26th at 1 p.m. CENTRAL Time: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall at Bartlet Public Library in IL.
-via ZOOM: Monday, February 28th at 1.30 p.m. Eastern Time: Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush and the World's most famous pair of pants at OSHER at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)
-via ZOOM: Monday, February 21st at 4.30 p.m. CENTRAL Time: Between Normality and Terror: Everyday Life in Nazi Germany: part 2 of 3 for the OSHER Lifelong Learning Institute at Kansas University, KA.
FEBRUARY:
-via ZOOM: Saturday, February 26th at 1 p.m. CENTRAL Time: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall at Bartlet Public Library in IL.
-via ZOOM: Monday, February 28th at 1.30 p.m. Eastern Time: Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush and the World's most famous pair of pants at OSHER at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)
-via ZOOM: Monday, February 28th at 3.30 p.m. CENTRAL Time: Between Normality and Terror: Everyday Life in Nazi Germany: part 3 of 3 for the OSHER Lifelong Learning Institute at Kansas University, KA.
MARCH:
-via ZOOM: Tuesday, March 1st at 10.30 a.m. Central Time: Operation Freedom- the Berlin Airlift at the North Shore Senior Center -- Men's Club -- in Northfield, IL
-via ZOOM: Tuesday, March 1st at 3.15 p.m. Eastern Time: The Amazing Adventure of Bertha Benz and the History of the German Automobile at OSHER at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)
-via ZOOM: Wednesday, March 2nd at 1 p.m. Central Time: Richard Wagner and King Ludwig II: Between Music and Madness at Harper College in Illinois. (Please register at the Lifelong Learning Department of Harper College.)
-via ZOOM: Wednesday, March 2nd at 3.30 p.m. PACIFIC Time: Between Normality and Terror: Everyday Life in Nazi Germany: a 5 part series for the OSHER Institute of Lifelong Learning at the University of the Pacific, CA (part 2)
-in person: Thursday, March 3rd at 2 p.m. Eastern Time: Bertha Benz and the History of the Automobile at Arbor Trace in Naples, FL
-via ZOOM: Wednesday, March 9th at 3.30 p.m. PACIFIC Time: Between Normality and Terror: Everyday Life in Nazi Germany: a 5 part series for the OSHER Institute of Lifelong Learning at the University of the Pacific, CA (part 3)
-in person: Thursday, March 10th at 2 pm. Eastern Time: Bertha Benz and the History of the Automobile at the South Branch Library in Naples, FL
-via ZOOM: Thursday, March 10th at 6.30 p.m. Central Time: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall at the DeKalb Public Library in Illinois. (Please sign up at the library's website)
-in person: Friday, March 11th: Lectures at OLLI in St. Petersburg, Florida and at Westminster
-via ZOOM: NEW PROGRAM! Tuesday, March 15th at 6.30 p.m. Central Time: The German Virtuosa: Inside the Life and Times of Clara Schumann at the Cook Memorial Library in Libertyville, IL (Please sign up at the library's website)
-in person: Wednesday, March 16th at 1 pm. Eastern Time: Operation Freedom: The Berlin Airlift at the Marbella in Naples, FL
-via ZOOM: Wednesday, March 16th at 3.30 p.m. PACIFIC Time: Between Normality and Terror: Everyday Life in Nazi Germany: a 5 part series for the OSHER Institute of Lifelong Learning at the University of the Pacific, CA (part 4)
-via ZOOM: Thursday, March 17th at 1 p.m. Central Time: Eichmann before Jerusalem: Inside the mind of a mass murderer at College of Lake County in Vernon Hills, IL (sign up through their continuing education office.)
-via ZOOM: NEW PROGRAM! Monday, March 21st at 7 p.m. Central Time: The German Virtuosa: Inside the Life and Times of Clara Schumann at the Fremont Public Library in Mundelein, IL (Please sign up at the library's website)
-in person: Tuesday, March 22nd at 1 pm. Eastern Time: Germany and Israel: a story of guilt and an unlikely friendship at FAU's Osher Institute of Lifelong Learning (OLLI) in Jupiter, FL
-in person: Wednesday, March 23rd at 10 a.m. Eastern Time: The Woman behind the Teddy Bear: the awe-inspiring story of Margerethe Steiff at Bonita Bay in Bonita Springs, FL
-in person: Wednesday, March 23rd at 2 pm. Eastern Time: Bertha Benz and the History of the Automobile at Moorings (Grande Park) in Naples, FL
-via ZOOM: Wednesday, March 23rd at 3.30 p.m. PACIFIC Time: Between Normality and Terror: Everyday Life in Nazi Germany: a 5 part series for the OSHER Institute of Lifelong Learning at the University of the Pacific, CA (part 5- conclusion)
-in person: Thursday, March 24th at 2 pm. Eastern Time: Bertha Benz and the History of the Automobile at the Commons Club at the Brooks in Bonita Springs, FL
-via ZOOM: Thursday, March 24th at 5 p.m. Eastern Time: Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush and the World's most famous pair of pants at the FSU OSHER Institute of Lifelong Learning (OLLI).
-via ZOOM: NEW PROGRAM! Thursday, March 24th at 7 p.m. Central Time: The German Virtuosa: Inside the Life and Times of Clara Schumann at the Des Plaines Public Library in IL (Please sign up at the library's website)
-via ZOOM Tuesday, March 29th at 3 p.m. Pacific Time: Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush and the World's most famous pair of pants at OLL Fresno State, CA.
-in person: Wednesday, March 30th at 2 pm. Eastern Time: Operation Freedom- the Berlin Airlift at Moorings in Naples, FL
-via ZOOM: Thursday, March 31st at 2 p.m. Central Time: Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush and the World's most famous pair of pants at Villa Addolorata in Wheeling, IL.
-via ZOOM: Thursday, March 31st at 5 p.m. Eastern Time: Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush and the World's most famous pair of pants at the FSU OSHER Institute of Lifelong Learning (OLLI).
APRIL:
-in person: Tuesday, April 5 at 2 p.m. Eastern Time: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall at Seaside at Fort Myers, FL
-via ZOOM: Tuesday, April 5 at 3 p.m. PACIFIC Time: Silent Heroes: the Resistance Movement in Nazi Germany at California State University at Fesno, CA
-in person: Wednesday, April 6 at 10 a.m. Eastern Time: Operation Freedom - The Berlin Airlift at Bonita Bay in Bonita Springs, FL
-in person: Thursday, April 7 at 9.30 a.m. Eastern Time: The Woman behind the Teddy Bear: the awe-insipring story of Margarete Steiff at the Commons Club at the Brooks in Estero, FL
-via ZOOM: Thursday, April 7 at 5 p.m. Eastern Time: The Amazing Adventure of Bertha Benz and the History of the German Automobile at OSHER at FSU, FL
-in person: Thursday, April 7 at 9.30 a.m. Eastern Time: The Woman behind the Teddy Bear: the awe-inspiring story of Margarete Steiff at the Commons Club at the Brooks in Estero, FL
-in person: Monday, April 11 at 2 p.m. Eastern Time: The Wonders of Tea (Workshop) at Moorings Grande Lake in Naples, FL
-via ZOOM: Tuesday, April 12 at 1 p.m. CENTRAL Time: The Amazing Adventure of Bertha Benz and the history of the German Automobile at Oakton Community College in Skokie, IL
-via ZOOM: Tuesday, April 12 at 1 p.m PAFICIC TIME: Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush and the World's most famous pair of pants at OLLI California State San Bernardino, CA
-via ZOOM: Wednesday, April 13 at 6.30 p.m. Central Time: Eichmann before Jerusalem: Inside the Mind of a Mass Murderer at OLLI UNL
-via ZOOM: Monday, April 18 at 10 a.m Eastern Time: Never Forget: Remembering the Holocaust in Berlin and Germany at NOVA, Fort Lauderdale, FL
-via ZOOM: Tuesday, April 19 at 1 p.m PAFICIC TIME: The Woman behind the Teddy Bear at OLLI California State San Bernardino, CA
-via ZOOM: Tuesday, April 19 at 3 p.m. PACIFIC TIME: Eichmann before Jerusalem: Inside the Mind of a Mass Murderer at California State University at Fresno, CA
-in person: Wednesday, April 20 at 1.30 p.m. Eastern Time: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall at Morse Life in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
-in person: Wednesday, April 20 at 6 p.m. Eastern Time: The New Promised Land: An Update on the Refugees and Migrants in Germany at Addison Reserve in Boca Raton, FL
-via ZOOM: Thursday, April 21 at 1 p.m. CENTRAL Time: Jews in Germany at Oakton Community College in Skokie, IL
-via ZOOM: Thursday, April 21 at 6 p.m. EASTERN Time: Inside Nazi Germany (part 1 of 5) at Colorado State University OLLI, CO
-via ZOOM: Sunday, April 24 at 8 p.m. Eastern Time: Operation Freedom - The Berlin Airlift at Gleneagles Country Club, Boca Raton, FL
-in person: Monday, April 25 at 2 p.m. Eastern Time: Never Forget: Remembering the Holocaust in Berlin and Germany at Moorings in Naples, FL.
-via ZOOM: Tuesday, April 26 at 1 p.m. PAFICIC TIME: The Amazing Adventure of Bertha Benz and the history of the Automobile at OLLI California State San Bernardino, CA
-via ZOOM: Tuesday, April 26 at 7 p.m Central Time: Never Forget: Remembering the Holocaust in Berlin and Germany at the Palatine Public Library, in Palatine, IL
-via ZOOM: Wednesday, April 27 at 6 p.m. Central Time: Everyday Life in Nazi Germany at the Racine Public Library in Racine, WI
-via ZOOM: Thursday, April 28 at 6 p.m. EASTERN Time: Inside Nazi Germany (part 2 of 5) at Colorado State University OLLI, CO
-in person: Friday, April 29 at 2 p.m. Eastern Time: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall at Seascape in Naples, FL
MAY:
-via ZOOM: Tuesday, May 3 at 10 a.m. CENTRAL Time: The Life and Times of Martin Luther at Rochester Community College in Minnesota, MN
-via ZOOM: Wednesday, May 4 at 12.30 p.m. EASTERN Time: The German Virtuosa: Inside the Life and Times of Clara Schumann at NOVA in Fort Lauderdale, FL
-via ZOOM: Thursday, May 5 at 11 a.m. Arizona Time: Inside Nazi Germany, Session 1 at ASU's Osher Institute in Arizona, AZ
-via ZOOM: Thursday, May 5 at 4 p.m. MOUNTAIN Time: Inside Nazi Germany, Session 3 at Colorado State University's Osher Institute of Lifelong Learning, CO
-in person: Friday, May 6 at 10 a.m. Eastern Time: The German Virtuosa: inside the Life and Times of Clara Schumann at Schell Point Retirement Community, Academy of Lifelong Learning, in Fort Myers, FL
-in person: Friday, May 6 at 2 p.m. Eastern Time: the Amazing Adventure of Bertha Benz and the History of the Automobile at Seascape in Naples, FL
-via ZOOM: Monday, May 9 at 10 a.m. CENTRAL Time: 1945- the year that shaped the new Germany! at Rochester Community College in Minnesota
-via ZOOM: Thursday, May 12 at 11 a.m. Arizona Time: Inside Nazi Germany, part 2 at ASU' s Osher Institute of Lifelong Learning in Arizona.
-via ZOOM: Thursday, May 12 at 4 p.m. EASTERN Time: The Women of the Third Reich at Boca West Country Club in Boca Raton, FL
-via ZOOM: Thursday, May 12 at 4 a.m. MOUNTAIN Time: Inside Nazi Germany, part 4 at Colorado State University's Osher Institute of Lifelong Learning, CO
-in person: Monday, May 16 at 2 p.m. Eastern Time: Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush and the World's most famous pair of pants at Seaside in Fort Myers, FL
-via ZOOM: Tuesday, May 17 at 10 a.m. CENTRAL Time: Kennedy in Berlin: revisiting a momentous trip! at Oklahoma State's Osher Institute of Lifelong Learning, OK
-in person: Wednesday, May 18 at 2 p.m. Eastern Time: Eichmann before Jerusalem at Moorings in Naples, FL
-via ZOOM: Thursday, May 19 at 11 a.m. Arizona Time: Inside Nazi Germany, part 3 (conclusion) at ASU' s Osher Institute of Lifelong Learning in Arizona.
-via ZOOM: Thursday, May 19 at 4 a.m. MOUNTAIN Time: Inside Nazi Germany, part 5 (conclusion) at Colorado State University's Osher Institute of Lifelong Learning, CO
-via ZOOM: Sunday, May 22 at 11 a.m. CENTRAL Time: The Long Road Home: Returning to Germany after the Holocaust for Congregation Koll Emet in Skokie, IL
JUNE:
-in person: Wednesday, June 15th at 2 p.m.: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall at the Moorings Grande Lake in Naples, FL (residents only)
-via ZOOM: Thursday, June 16th at 1 p.m. Central Time: Silent Heroes - the resistance movement in Nazi Germany for Harper College, IL (register through their Lifelong Learning Department)
-via ZOOM: Thursday, June 16th at 3.30 p.m. CENTRAL Time: The Germans and the Holocaust (part 2) for the Osher Institute of Lifelong Learning at Kansas University.
-via ZOOM: Thursday, June 16th at 7 p.m. CENTRAL Time: The German Virtuosa: the Life and Times of Clara Schumann at Blue Island Library (free program! Get your ZOOM link at the library's website)
-via ZOOM: Tuesday, June 21st at 1 p.m. Central Time: The Life and Times of Clara Schumann for Harper College, IL (register through their Lifelong Learning Department)
-via ZOOM: Wednesday, June 22nd at 1.30 p.m. Eastern Time: The Woman behind the Teddy Bear: the awe-inspiring story of Margarete Steiff for the Osher Institute of Lifelong Learning at Eckered College in Florida.
-via ZOOM: Thursday, June 23rd at 3.30 p.m. CENTRAL Time: The Germans and the Holocaust (part 3-conclusion) for the Osher Institute of Lifelong Learning at Kansas University.
-via ZOOM: Tuesday, June 28th at 12 noon Eastern Time: Ode to Beethoven: the Man behind the Music for the Osher Institute of Lifelong Learning at Arizona State University.
-via ZOOM: Thursday, June 30th at 12 noon Eastern Time: The German Virtuosa: the Life and Times of Clara Schumann for the Osher Institute of Lifelong Learning at Arizona State University.
-via ZOOM: Thursday, June 30th at 6 p.m. Eastern Time: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall for Brookdale Community College in New Jersey.
AUGUST:
-via ZOOM: Tuesday, August 23rd at 3 p.m. Eastern Time: The German Virtuosa: the Life and Times of Clara Schumann for the Wilmette Public Library in Wilmette, IL
-via ZOOM: Tuesday, August 23rd at 6 p.m. Eastern Time: Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush and the World's most famous pair of pants for Brookdale Community College in New Jersey.
SEPTEMBER:
-via ZOOM: Tuesday, September 13 at 11 a.m. Eastern Time: Taking inventory of Germany's new traffic light coalition for Rochester College's Lifelong Learning Department, MN
-via ZOOM: Wednesday, September 14 at 1 p.m. Central Time: Germany's Virtuosa: the Life and Times of Clara Schumann for McHenry County College in Illinois.
-via ZOOM: Mondays, September 19,26, October 3 and 10 at 1.30 p.m. Central Time: From Occupation to Unification: witnessing Germany's momentous transformation at OLLI at Oklahoma State University, OK
-IN PERSON: Thursday, September 29 at 1.30 p.m. Eastern Time: The Long Road Home: Returning to Germany after the Holocaust at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, FL
--IN PERSON: Thursday, September 29 at 6.30 p.m. Eastern Time: From Survivors to DPs: Jews in Post-War Germany at Westminster in St. Petersburg, FL (sponsored by Eckerd College)
-IN PERSON: Friday, September 30 at 10 a.m. Eastern Time: Women in the Third Reich at Academia Hernando in Spring Hill, FL.
JANUARY:
-via ZOOM: Monday, January 9th at 1 p.m. Central Time: The German Virtuosa: The Life and Times of Clara Schumann at the Mather in Wilmette, Illinois (online).
-via ZOOM: Tuesday, January 31st at 1 p.m. Central Time: The New Promised Land for Rochester Community College, MN, (online).
FEBRUARY:
-IN PERSON: Wednesday, February 1st at 12.30 p.m. Eastern Time: The New Promised Land for OLLI in Boca Raton, FL
-via ZOOM: Friday, February 3rd at 6 p.m. Eastern Time: The Germans and the Holocaust -- 6 week class for the Osher Institute of Lifelong Learning at Colorado State University. Part 1 (online).
-IN PERSON: Monday, February 6th at 7 p.m. Eastern Time: Operation Freedom: The Berlin Airlift at Marisol in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
-via ZOOM: Tuesday, February 7th at 2 p.m. Eastern Time: Hitler and the Germans for Harper College's Institute of Lifelong Learning (online).
-via ZOOM: Friday, February 10th at 6 p.m. Eastern Time: The Germans and the Holocaust -- 6 week class for the Osher Institute of Lifelong Learning at Colorado State University. Part 2 (online).
-via ZOOM: Monday, February 13th at 12 p.m. Eastern Time: Kennedy in Berlin: Revisiting a momentous trip at Hanover Township, IL (online).
-via ZOOM: Monday, February 13th at 7 p.m. Central Time: The German Virtuosa: the Life and Times of Clara Schumann at the Northbrook Public Library, Illinois (online).
-via ZOOM: Friday, February 17th at 6 p.m. Eastern Time: The Germans and the Holocaust -- 6 week class for the Osher Institute of Lifelong Learning at Colorado State University. Part 3 (online).
-via ZOOM: Friday, February 24th at 6 p.m. Eastern Time: The Germans and the Holocaust -- 6 week class for the Osher Institute of Lifelong Learning at Colorado State University. Part 4 (online).
-via ZOOM: Friday, March 3rd at 6 p.m. Eastern Time: The Germans and the Holocaust -- 6 week class for the Osher Institute of Lifelong Learning at Colorado State University. Part 5 (online).
-via ZOOM: Friday, March 10th at 6 p.m. Eastern Time: The Germans and the Holocaust -- 6 week class for the Osher Institute of Lifelong Learning at Colorado State University. Part 6 (online).
AUGUST:
-via ZOOM: Monday, August 5th at 7 p.m. Central Time: The German Virtuosa: The Life and Times of Clara Schumann at the Winnetka Public Library. FREE PROGRAM: please register here: The German Virtuosa: Inside the Life and Times of Clara Schumann | Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District (wnpld.org)
-via ZOOM: Tuesday, August 6th at 7 p.m. Eastern Time: Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush and the World's Most Famous Pair of Pants at the Indian Valley Public Library in PA. FREE PROGRAM: please register here: 08/06/2024 | Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush, and the World’s Most Famous Pair of Pants! | Indian Valley Public Library (assabetinteractive.com)
-via ZOOM: Thursday, August 8th at 1 p.m. Central Time: A Look Across the Border: Everyday Life in East Germany at Harper College's Lifelong Learning Institute in Illinois. please register with the College directly.
-via ZOOM: Thursday, August 8th at 6 p.m. Central Time: A Look Across the Border: Everyday Life in East Germany at Newberry Library in Chicago. please register directly through the library's education department.
-in person: Friday, August 9 at 11 a.m. Eastern Time and 2 p.m. Eastern Time: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall at the Palace in Weston, FL
-in person: Saturday, August 10 at 2 p.m. Eastern Time: The Woman behind the Teddy Bear: The Life and Times of Margarete Steiff at the Waterford in Juno Beach, FL
-via ZOOM: Monday, August 12th at 1 p.m. Central Time: Everyday Life in Nazi Germany at the North Shore Senior Center in Northfield, IL Please register directly with the Center.
-via ZOOM: Tuesday, August 13th at 6 p.m. Central Time: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall for McHenry County College RAP Program in IL. Please register directly with the College's RAP program.
-in person: Sunday, August 25 at 2 p.m. Eastern Time: The Woman behind the Teddy Bear: The Life and Times of Margarete Steiff at the Stirling Road Public Library in Florida. FREE PROGRAM!
-via ZOOM: Wednesday, August 28 at 7 p.m. Central Time: Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush and the World's most famous pair of Pants! for the Midcontinental Public Library. FREE PROGRAM! Register here: Levi Strauss, the Gold Rush, and the World’s Most Famous Pair of Pants (Zoom) | Mid-Continent Public Library (mymcpl.org)
-in person: Friday, August 30 at 1.30 p.m. Eastern Time: Ode to Beethoven: The Man behind the Music at the Mandel Public Library in West-Palm Beach, Florida. FREE PROGRAM!
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