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Lunch And Learn – Three Veterinarians & Their Animal Tales

Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United States

Three Veterinarians & Their Animal Tales // a panel discussion with vets Steve Metz, Marv Greenberg & Gary Sturgis. Our panel of vets will discuss some of their experiences in... Read More

Lunch and Learn: Raul Hilberg and Holocaust Studies at UVM

Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United States

A pioneering scholar of the Holocaust, Raul Hilberg taught at the University of Vermont for more than thirty years. In his Lunch & Learn talk Jon Huener, Professor of History... Read More

Lunch and Learn: Search and Rescue in the Central Mediterranean

Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United States

Long- 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: A Look at Burlington’s Key Housing-Related Initiatives

Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United States

Since 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 End; and for City-wide implementation. City of Burlington Planning Director Meagan Tuttle and/or other Planning Department staff, will update us on these housing initiatives, and... 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 States

Zvi 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 is at the forefront of technological advances, ensuring the accessibility of Yiddish books to Yiddish and non-Yiddish readers. Zvi will share clips from the Wexler... Read More

Lunch and Learn: The Two Lives of Henrietta Szold

Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United States

Henrietta 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 States

With 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