Series of Four Lectures with Patrick Bade The Dutch Golden Age is one of the finest examples of independence breeding cultural pride. Among the most memorable images of the Dutch Golden Age are the genre paintings by Johannes Vermeer and his contemporaries. Their elegant renderings of men and women writing letters, playing music, and tending […]
Series of Four Lectures with Patrick Bade Rembrandt's later work examines the themes that preoccupied Rembrandt as he grew older: self-scrutiny, experimentation, light, observation of everyday life and even other artists' works; as well as expressions of intimacy, contemplation, conflict and reconciliation. In the Series: Aug. 30: Rembrandt Sept. 6: Rembrandt cont'd Sept 13: Vermeer […]
Incarceration in the East In 1815 the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth was divided up by its neighbours, Prussia, Austria, and Russia. It had once been home to the largest Jewish community in the world. The majority of them became subjects of the autocratic czarist empire. Trapped by new masters this presentation will tell the story of […]
Susan Ronald talks with Helen Fry on "A Dangerous Woman" The Life of Florence Gould A Dangerous Woman is Susan Ronald's revealing biography of Florence Gould, fabulously wealthy socialite and patron of the arts, who hid a dark past as a Nazi collaborator in 1940’s Paris. During the Occupation, Florence took several German lovers and […]
Join Iain Scott and Ori Z. Soltes as they take us on a Greek Journey exploring the Classical World's Operas and Myths of "Thebes" Everyone has heard of Oedipus - one of Thebes most famous inhabitants - depicted in Mythology and Opera. The talks will begin with a brief look at where Thebes fits into […]
Join Iain Scott and Ori Z. Soltes as they take us on a Greek Journey exploring the Classical World's Operas and Myths of "Thebes" Everyone has heard of Oedipus - one of Thebes most famous inhabitants - depicted in Mythology and Opera. The talks will begin with a brief look at where Thebes fits into […]
Series of Four Lectures with Patrick Bade Johannes Vermeer was a Dutch artist who created paintings that are among the most beloved and revered images in the history of art. Although only about 36 of his paintings survive, these rare works are among the greatest treasures in the world’s finest museums. Vermeer began his career […]
1881 to 1914 the great exodus Under the Czars the Jews were confined by edict to the western edge of the Empire, hated by the Russian Orthodox Church and at the mercy of officialdom. In 1881, Czar Alexander II was assassinated and in this period of instability and repression Jews became a target of hatred, […]
Classi Lectures and Beth Tikvah Synagogue present - an Intimate Conversation with Avery Saltzman and David Eisner co-founders of the Harold Green Jewish Theatre A chance to meet a very dynamic duo - Avery & David - actors who formed the first Jewish theatre in Toronto. Hear the history, stories of past plays, actors, and directors […]
Series of Four Lectures with Patrick Bade Frans Hals was a Dutch Golden Age painter especially famous for portraiture. He is notable for his loose painterly brushwork, and helped introduce this lively style of painting into Dutch art. Hals was also instrumental in the evolution of 17th century group portraiture. In the Series: Aug. 30: […]
Journey to America How did the Jews get to America? From the first Jews who settled there to George Washington and his funding of the Revolution from Jewish financiers.... In the series: Sept. 7: Incarceration in the East Sept. 14: 1881 to 1914 the great exodus Sept. 21: Journey to America Sept. 28: Journey to […]
In this three part series, we will explore how the American Entertainment Industry became a Jewish Dynasty. Comedy - The Fulfillment of a Special Mission Why is comedy an extension of Jewish life and what drew so many Jewish comedians to it? We will have fun with several of the types of comedy created: The […]
Become a Classi Member Join our great Community of those who love "The Arts", History, Food & travel and are Learners having Fun! Fantastic fall line up! Patrick Bade with more amazing Art lectures, Trudy Gold on Jewish History,.. Cathy Tile - a great new Series & best Book reviews in town! NEW The Wonderful […]
In advance of your trip to the van Gogh in America exhibition, we trace the story of Van Gogh's life and work through some of the key images in this collection of 90 major works with art historian Lydia Bauman. Lydia Bauman Art historian, artist and lecturer at the National Gallery, Lydia was born in […]
Journey to the UK In the huge exodus from the Russian Empire, hundreds of thousands of Jews came to Britain. What was the Anglo-Jewish community like? How would it receive the newcomers? Would England welcome them? In the series: Sept. 7: Incarceration in the East Sept. 14: 1881 to 1914 the great exodus Sept. 21: […]
Hollywood - The Gateway to American Culture The creation of Hollywood and the major studios by Jewish immigrants. How they controlled the industry, approach they took towards their culture, and how it differs from the world of comedy. In the series: Sept. 22: Comedy - The Fulfillment of a Special Mission Sept. 29: Hollywood - […]
Leah Garrett talks with Helen Fry on X Troop: The Secret Jewish Commandos of World War II The incredible World War II saga of the German-Jewish commandos who fought in Britain’s most secretive special-forces unit—but whose story has gone untold until now. “Brilliantly researched, utterly gripping history: the first full account of a remarkable group […]
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