Wednesdays at the JCC

  Make Wednesdays your day to spend learning new things, making new connections and nourishing you mind and soul.   n-Person (per day): $20 | Members/Patrons: FREE Includes snack and refreshments Virtual (per day):   $10 | Members/Patrons: FREE All classes will be in-person with optional streaming link.   10:00 am Great Jews in Music with Alan Mason   This class will explore the iconic 1986 book Great Jews in Music, focusing on several great musicians each week, exploring a diverse and eclectic Jewish landscape through lecture and video presentation   11:00 am Screen Time:  Exploring Themes in Film   Join Dr Miriam and Danny Reed In watching and discussing short films with exciting meaningful themes on family, relationships, lifelong learning, travel, memories and more while having a 2nd cup of coffee-what a way to start the morning at JCC-U!    Lunch & Learns Wednesdays at 12:30 PM   January 5 Special Speaker: Author Gabrielle Glaser on her book American Baby   In this meticulously researched book, Gabrielle Glaser gives her readers a detailed and empathetic portrait of adoption in twentieth century America. Glaser centers her writing on the experiences of Margaret Erle and the baby boy she gave up for adoption in 1961, following the impact of this decision across countries and upon generations of families. The history that she uncovers is often discomfiting, and often simply cruel; parents, doctors, and service workers considered it more important to uphold the standards of propriety and social engineering than to provide care.   January 12 Literary Luncheon: Jan Cherubin, The Orphans Daughter Jan Cheru­bin has writ­ten for Los Ange­les Mag­a­zine, New York, The Los Ange­les Review of Books, The For­ward, and Sev­en­teen. The Orphans Daugh­ter, her debut nov­el, was named a Best Book of 2020 by Kirkus Reviews. She stud­ied writ­ing with Bernard Mala­mud at Ben­ning­ton Col­lege, and lat­er received an MFA in fic­tion from the Ben­ning­ton Writ­ing Seminars.   January 19 Special Speaker:  Robert Watson on Alexander Hamiltons Jewish Roots There has always been speculation on the Jewish ancestry of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. Lynn University American History Professor Robert Watson will discuss the myths and truths about this topic.   January 26   In Honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day: Why I Must Tell My Grandparents Story: Panel discussion with Third Generation (3G) Members.   Join Holocaust Survivor Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff and three members of the 3G, grandchildren of Holocaust Survivor generation group as they discuss their grandparents histories and why they have taken up the gauntlet in making sure the experiences of their families in the Holocaust will never be forgotten.   February 2:  Bea Hines: Reflections on Community Relations & Building Bridges A conversation with Bea Hines, the first Black journalist hired by the Miami Herald in 1970 and currently a freelance journalist writing on community and religious issues a­ecting Miami.   February 9 Literary Luncheon: Joshua Henkin, Morningside Heights Joshua Henkin is the author of Swim­ming Across the Hud­son, Mat­ri­mo­ny, and The World With­out You, win­ner of the Edward Lewis Wal­lant Award for Jew­ish Amer­i­can Fic­tion and final­ist for the Nation­al Jew­ish Book Award. He was raised as an Ortho­dox Jew on Man­hat­tans Upper West Side and now lives in Brook­lyn with his wife, two daugh­ters, and their gigan­tic New­found­land puppy.