Programs & Events

Past

Workshop Grantwriting Certificate Workshop Thursday, October 18, 2012 - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Unlock ways to help your organization secure funds by learning to write... More >	Author Event \| Booksigning The Poetry of Kabbalah Sunday, October 14, 2012 - 2:00 pm Acclaimed writer Peter Cole joined professor Rachel Shteir for a reading and... More >
Online Course A Biblical Approach to Mental Health Online Course Tuesday, September 18, 2012 (All day) This integrative, 12-week, online, continuing education course was offered... More >	Course Advanced Biblical Hebrew Fall Session with Dr. Bernard Grossfeld Wednesday, September 12, 2012 - 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Study with Biblical language expert Dr. Bernard... More >
Cooking Shofar, So Good Cook Up a Sweet New Year Monday, September 10, 2012 - 6:30 pm Chef Laura Frankel guided guests through a smorgasbord of locally grown... More >	Film \| Discussion Yippee! A Journey to Jewish Joy Sunday, September 9, 2012 - 2:00 pm This joyful film chronicles award-winning director Paul Mazursky’s whirlwind... More >
Commencement Commencement 2012 Sunday, August 12, 2012 - 4:00 pm Congratulations to the 2012 graduates of Spertus' Master of Arts in Jewish... More >	Film \| Discussion Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today The Schulberg/Waletzky Restoration Wednesday, August 1, 2012 - 6:30 pm Attendees to a sold out crowd saw the highly acclaimed restoration of ... More >
Seminar Distance Learning Seminar Summer 2012 Session II Sunday, July 22, 2012 (All day) - Thursday, July 26, 2012 (All day) On-Site Seminar for Jewish Studies Doctoral (DJS and DSJS) Students. More >	Seminar Distance Learning Seminar Summer 2012 Session I Sunday, July 15, 2012 (All day) - Thursday, July 19, 2012 (All day) On-Site Seminar for Jewish Studies Masters and DSJS Students. More >
Mini-course Spertus In the Suburbs Jewish Arts and Culture Today Monday, July 9, 2012 - 11:00 am - 1:00 pm In this fascinating mini-course, Douglas Rosenberg shared his insider... More >	Film \| Discussion Chicago Film Premiere of TORN, Directed by Ronit Kertsner Sunday, June 24, 2012 - 2:00 pm A Catholic priest has his identity turned inside out when he learns his... More >
Tour Architecture Tour Behind the Faceted Front Sunday, June 24, 2012 - 12:30 pm This behind-the-scenes tour shared the unique, award-winning architecture of... More >	Special Event Spertus In the Suburbs Greater Chicago Jewish Festival Sunday, June 10, 2012 - 11:00 am - 6:00 pm [VIDEO] Festival-goers joined Spertus on... More >
Exhibit Uncovered & Rediscovered: Stories of Jewish Chicago A Jewish Homeland Sunday, June 3, 2012 (All day) - Thursday, September 20, 2012 (All day) This chapter documents the efforts of Chicagoans to secure a homeland for... More >	Open House An Evening of Networking, Conversation, and Learning Presented by Spertus and Jewish B2B Networking Thursday, May 31, 2012 - 6:00 pm Business leaders and professionals from around Chicago gathered for this... More >
Author Event \| Booksigning The Jewish Origins of Cultural Pluralism Sunday, May 6, 2012 - 2:00 pm [AUDIO] Guests heard historian Dr. Daniel Greene speak... More >	Author Event Etgar Keret A Conversation and Reading Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 6:00 pm [VIDEO] Guests heard Israeli writer Etgar Keret, a singular... More >
Performance Music and Memory Piano Sonatas of Viktor Ullmann Thursday, April 19, 2012 - 7:00 pm [AUDIO] In commemoration of Yom HaShoah (... More >	Special Event Young Nonprofit Professional Network’s Celebration 2012 Thursday, April 19, 2012 - 6:00 pm On Thursday April 19th, Chicago’s Young Nonprofit Professionals got... More >