Note from Wayne Senville, Coordinator, OZ Lunch & Learn Series:
I want to invite you to the upcoming monthly “Lunch & Learn” talks at OZ. They are all in-person on Thursdays, from NOON to 1:15pm in OZ’s Social Hall. They’re a great opportunity to learn; have a delicious lunch; and socialize or “network” a bit. You can also chat with the speakers after their presentations.
Take a look at the upcoming Lunch & Learn talks listed below. For more details about any talk click on its link. You can also download & print out our Lunch & Learn brochure 2023-24.
View and Print our Lunch & Learn Brochure
All talks are free, though we do pass around a jug for voluntary donations to help offset our food costs.
In the OZ Social Hall for the October 19th Lunch & Learn.
Professor Jonathan Huener speaking at OZ on Oct. 19th.
Lunch & Learns are in-person, and not offered on Zoom. Seating will be available for those who want to stay masked and not join us for lunch. Our goal is for everyone to feel comfortable and enjoy the talks.
Hope you’ll register for one or more Lunch & Learn talks!
Register for Lunch & Learn Talks
Lunch and Learn: Search and Rescue in the Central Mediterranean
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesLong- time OZ member and Vermont Certified Nurse-Midwife Jade Kaplan will discuss her work in April 2023 as a volunteer midwife on the medical team of the humanitarian search and... Read More
Lunch and Learn: Artists & the Holocaust: Documentation, Memory, Elegy
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesJanie Cohen, past Director of UVM’s Fleming Museum, will speak about the work of a number of artists who experienced the Holocaust directly or indirectly and the varied relationships of... Read More
Lunch and Learn: A Look at Burlington’s Key Housing-Related Initiatives
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesSince 2021, the City of Burlington has been working to implement a 10-point housing action plan. The plan includes major housing-related initiatives for institutions (such as UVM); for the South... Read More
Lunch and Learn: Preserving & Sharing Yiddish Literature & Culture: The Role of the Yiddish Book Center
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesZvi Jankelowitz, the Yiddish Book Center’s Director of Institutional Advancement, will share with us highlights of “Yiddish: A Global Culture,” the Center’s new permanent exhibition, and explain how the Center... Read More
Lunch and Learn: The Two Lives of Henrietta Szold
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesHenrietta Szold was one of the most important Jewish leaders of the 20th century. Her long life, from 1860 to 1945, spanned some of the most turbulent years in modern... Read More
Lunch and Learn: The Forgotten History of Barre’s Jewish Community
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesWith deep ties to Burlington and Montpelier, Barre’s Jewish families nevertheless forged their own singular identity in a diverse environment of Yankees, Italians, French Canadians, Scots, Spanish, Syrians and other... Read More
