Lunch & Learn

If attending by Zoom, please note the presentation will not start until 12:10 or 12:15 // A Talk by UVM Professor Alan Steinweis Germany is today home to about 120,000 people who identify as Jews: less than one percent of the world's Jews and less than two-tenths of one percent of Germany's total population. But... Read More

 // A Talk by Animal Law lawyer Laura Ireland Join Laura Ireland, Associate Director of the Animal Law and Policy Institute at Vermont Law and Graduate School, to learn more about the wide ranging work being done there to advance animal welfare. The Institute -- one of the leading national centers for the study of... Read More

// A Talk, with Film Clips, by UVM Lane Series Director Natalie Neuert Natalie Neuert will discuss how these Weimar Era Jewish directors became three of the most successful, influential, and revered artists in American cinema. Her talk will include a look at their early German work; their arrival and establishment of careers in Hollywood;... Read More

//  A Presentation by Me2 Orchestra Manager and Cellist Phoenix Crockett   The Me2/ (“Me, too”) Orchestra -- which involves 50 Burlington musicians and over 200 musicians in all of New England -- is the world’s only classical music ensemble created specifically for individuals living with mental illness, and those who support them. Founded in... Read More

// An Illustrated Talk by Executive Director, Tanya Benosky Serving 250 kids a day, the Boys & Girls Club of Burlington plays a critical role in supporting the kids and families of the Old North End.  More than just an afterschool program, the Boys & Girls Club works hard to support Burlington youth from kindergarten... Read More

// An Introduction by CASAN Board Members Jan Steinbauer and Kim Watkin Above: A little newcomer enjoys her first Winter in Vermont. Below: Memories of home. The Chittenden Asylum Seekers Assistance Network (CASAN) is a volunteer group that welcomes people seeking asylum who are in our local communities. A non-profit since 2019, CASAN has assisted... Read More

// An Illustrated Talk by Author and Translator Janet Biehl Graduation day at the women's academy in Raqqa, a place where ISIS once sold women it captured as sex slaves. Janet Biehl in back row center wearing scarf. During the war against the Islamic State (from 2014), the U.S.-led coalition coordinated with Kurdish-led ground forces... Read More

// An Exploration by Musicologist & Choral Conductor Nathaniel G. Lew Salomon Sulzer. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons On May 30th and 31st, the Vermont Choral Union will present concerts in Burlington titled Avodath Hakodesh – Four Hundred Years of Jewish Sacred Music. The repertory includes choral works by liturgical composers Salomon Sulzer and Louis Lewandowsi,... Read More