In Conversation with Steve Paikin on his book on "John Turner" Acclaimed TVO journalist, Steve Paikin, brings to life John Turner (1929-2020), one of the most glamorous and forgotten politicians in […]
Amadeo Modigliani Modigliani was an Italian painter and sculptor who worked mainly in France. He is known for portraits and nudes in a modern style characterized by a surreal elongation […]
Isabella Queen of England and the She-Wolf of France Isabella of France was born in 1295 and married Edward II, then led a successful invasion of England with her lover, […]
Queens of the Later New Kingdom Famous Beauties Behind Egypt’s Most Famous Kings From Queens Nefertiti and Nefertari – to Queen Twosret Through times of religious revolution, expansionist wars and invasion, […]
Classi Lectures together with the Toronto Jewish Genealogical Society bring you Polin – “Here you will dwell” Polin, in Hebrew, means “here you will dwell.” This is how Jews used to refer to their country. As the Jewish communities in Western and Central Europe were suffering persecution and expulsion, a haven was found. Beginning in […]
Queen Cleopatra VII & Hypatia The Scientist The Great Greek Women Who Made a Lasting Impact in Egypt In this final week, we look at two remarkable women – one a great Queen of Egypt and the other a famous scientist – who go down in the history books as the last great women of […]
Fashioning the Beatles More than great musicians, the Beatles were quintessential fashion icons of one of the most memorable fashion eras of all time, making their own rules and changing […]
Classi Lectures together with the Toronto Jewish Genealogical Society bring you The Miracles of Peace - scholarship abounds The Jews were given a great deal of autonomy, creating almost a […]
A New Film Puts Firebrand Bella Abzug Back in the Spotlight In 1970, when the United States was ruled by men, Bella challenged the status quo, running a successful campaign […]
Classi Lectures together with the Toronto Jewish Genealogical Society bring you Disintegration, Ukrainians and Pogroms In the 1600s, the Polish/Lithuanian Kingdom began to disintegrate. The Ukraine, which had been previously […]
The Life and Times of Alexander the Great When King Alexander III of Macedon died in Babylon in 323BCE at the age of 32, he was master of an Empire […]
In Conversation with Roger Moorhouse on The Forgers: The Forgotten Story of the Holocaust's Most Audacious Rescue Operation The secret history of one of the largest—and least-known—rescue operations of World War II. Between 1940 and 1943, a group of Polish diplomats in Switzerland engaged in a wholly remarkable—and until now, completely unknown—humanitarian operation. With the […]
Gertrude Stein & Pablo Picasso "To mark the 50th anniversary of Picasso’s death, the Musée du Luxembourg is organizing a major exhibition on the story of an extraordinary friendship between […]
Classi Lectures together with the Toronto Jewish Genealogical Society bring you The Empires Swallow Poland Out of the horror of the massacres emerged a new religious movement, Chassidism. This session […]
Alexander the Great in Art Alexander the Great is one of the most recognisable figures of the ancient world. He carefully controlled how he wished to be depicted, and the […]
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