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Lunch And Learn – Hollywood’s Jews and the Blacklist
Tuesday, October 25, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
October 25: Hollywood’s Jews and the Blacklist // a talk by Rick Winston
Rick will tell the stories of how Jewish writers and directors such as Herbert Biberman, Jules Dassin, Abraham Polonsky, and Lester Cole, survived the “Red Scare” years. Co-founder of Montpelier’s Savoy Theater, Rick Winston has taught and lectures on film history. He is the author of Red Scare in the Green Mountains: Vermont in the McCarthy Era. Read more about Rick here.
About OZ’s Lunch and Learns
We gather at Ohavi Zedek’s Social Hall as an in-person event from noon to 1:30. (No Zoom unless conditions change.)
A delicious lunch will be offered. Monthly speakers will covere a wide range of topics. 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.
The program is free, with an option to make a donation to support our programming.
Upcoming Lunch And Learns:
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Lunch and Learn // The Dead Sea Scrolls Discovery and its Resonance in American Popular Culture
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Lunch and Learn // Understanding the Benefits of “Self-Compassion”
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Background:
It is my pleasure to announce that Wayne Senville has graciously consented to take over thereins at Lunch & Learn, the once-a-month program that I have been honored to chair since2007. It was time for a change, and Wayne is eminently qualified to step in and continue toseek out speakers and presentations that reflect our Jewish and community interests.Wayne, who holds a law degree and a Master’s in City Planning, came to Vermont in 1988 withhis family to accept the position of Director of Local and Regional Planning Assistance in the VTDept. of Housing and Community Affairs. He subsequently founded a citizen planners journal,which gained nationwide readership, and was the recipient of many awards and honors in theplanning field. Attuned to social justice, both he and his wife, Lila Shapero, continue to have anactive voice in neighborhood and community issues, and beyond. Wayne himself was a Lunch &Learn presenter in 2008 (“Across America on Route 50: Conversations with Citizens andPlanners on the State of Our Cities & Towns”) and again in 2019 (“How the 1903 KishinevPogrom Shocked the World”). Look for an exciting L&L series in 2022/23, with innovative ideas, including panel discussions. A shift from Thursdays to Tuesdays, too!
