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Focus on Food in Contemporary Memoirs and Documentary Films 

ID:7824
“Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are,” wrote the French gastronomist Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. This class will focus on recent ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Wed 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM; 4 sessions; starting 1/15/2020, ending 2/26/2020 ; Class Skip Dates : (No class on 1/22/2020, 2/5/2020, 2/19/2020)

Tuition: $120.00

Location : Westchester Reform Temple Location : 
  Westchester Reform Temple.

Instructor : Lori Rotskoff 

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The Making of the King James Bible 

ID:7546
Where would English literature, let alone all Western culture, be without the King James Bible? This four-week class will explore its sources, the his ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Mon 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM; 4 sessions; starting 1/27/2020, ending 2/24/2020 ; Class Skip Dates : (No class on 2/17/2020)

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Tuition: $120.00

Location : St. James the Less Church Location : 
  St. James the Less Church.

Instructor : Astrid Storm 

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Book Discussion: Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout 

ID:8056
Olive is back in a sequel to the best-selling 2008 novel Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout. The first book won the Pulitzer Prize and spawned a hit ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Wed 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM; starting 3/4/2020, ending 3/4/2020

Tuition: $25.00

Location : Westchester Reform Temple Location : 
  Westchester Reform Temple.

Instructor : Lori Rotskoff 

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Independent and Foreign Film Discussion 

ID:8172
This course enables viewing and group discussion of films that fall outside of mainstream cinema. Instructor will introduce each carefully curated mov ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Mon 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM; 5 sessions; starting 3/9/2020, ending 5/4/2020 ; Class Skip Dates : (No class on 3/16/2020, 4/6/2020, 4/13/2020, 4/27/2020)

Tuition: $125.00

Location : Mamaroneck High School Location : 
  Mamaroneck High School.

Instructor : Michael DiGennaro 

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BookTalk with Harriet Sobol 

ID:8048
Each SAS semester, BookTalk introduces readers to a carefully chosen, provocative selection of novels for reading and informal discussion. In this ins ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Tue 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM; 5 sessions; starting 3/17/2020, ending 5/12/2020 ; Class Skip Dates : (No class on 3/24/2020, 4/7/2020, 4/21/2020, 5/5/2020)

Please read: This class meets on Tuesdays: 3/17, 3/31, ...More

Tuition: $150.00

Location : Teacher's Home In Scarsdale Location : 
  Teacher's Home In Scarsdale.

Instructor : Harriet Sobol 

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Movie Matinees: Plots with Power 

ID:8060
What makes a story good for film? Issues and conflicts portrayed must seem plausible, even if imaginary. Characters should be engaging, provocative, a ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Tue 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM; 6 sessions; starting 3/17/2020, ending 5/12/2020 ; Class Skip Dates : (No class on 4/7/2020, 4/21/2020, 4/28/2020)

Tuition: $120.00

Location : Eastchester Public Library Location : 
  Eastchester Public Library.

Instructor : Marilyn DeRight 

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The Marvel of the Short Story 

ID:8058
This course will explore short stories by authors such as Willa Cather, Mavis Gallant, John Updike, Primo Levi, George Orwell, Jorge Luis Borges, Jose ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Wed 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM; 6 sessions; starting 3/18/2020, ending 4/29/2020 ; Class Skip Dates : (No class on 4/8/2020)

Tuition: $180.00

Location : Westchester Reform Temple Location : 
  Westchester Reform Temple.

Instructor : Marilyn DeRight 

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Women Behind the Lens: Female Photographers in Memoir, Biography, and Documentary Film 

ID:8053
This class explores the creative lives of female photographers in the U.S. over the past century. Drawing on memoirs, documentary films, biographies, ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Wed 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM; 4 sessions; starting 3/18/2020, ending 4/29/2020 ; Class Skip Dates : (No class on 3/25/2020, 4/8/2020, 4/22/2020)

Please read: Class meets on 3/18, 4/1, 4/15 and 4/29

Tuition: $120.00

Location : Westchester Reform Temple Location : 
  Westchester Reform Temple.

Instructor : Lori Rotskoff 

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BookTalk with Harriet Sobol 

ID:8049
Each SAS semester, BookTalk introduces readers to a carefully chosen, provocative selection of novels for reading and informal discussion. In this ins ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Wed 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM; 5 sessions; starting 3/18/2020, ending 5/13/2020 ; Class Skip Dates : (No class on 3/25/2020, 4/8/2020, 4/22/2020, 5/6/2020)

Please read: This class meets on Wednesdays: 3/18, 4/1, ...More

Tuition: $150.00

Location : Teacher's Home In Scarsdale Location : 
  Teacher's Home In Scarsdale.

Instructor : Harriet Sobol 

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NEW SECTION: Women Behind the Lens: Female Photographers in Memoir, Biography, and Documentary Film 

ID:8203
This class explores the creative lives of female photographers in the U.S. over the past century. Drawing on memoirs, documentary films, biographies, ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Wed 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM; 4 sessions; starting 3/18/2020, ending 4/29/2020 ; Class Skip Dates : (No class on 3/25/2020, 4/8/2020, 4/22/2020)

Please read: Class meets on 3/18, 4/1, 4/15 and 4/29

Tuition: $120.00

Location : Westchester Reform Temple Location : 
  Westchester Reform Temple.

Instructor : Lori Rotskoff 

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Supplemental Walking Tour for Women Behind the Lens: Dorothea Lange Words and Pictures at MoMA 

ID:8055
Supplemental Walking Tour for Women Behind the Lens: Female Photographers in Memoir, Biography, and Documentary Film The first major MoMA exhibitio ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Wed 10:50 AM - 12:20 PM; starting 3/25/2020, ending 3/25/2020

Tuition: $65.00

Location : MoMA Location : 
  MoMA.

Instructor : N.A. 

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Wit’s Worth in Poetry 

ID:8046
"Show me a man who knows what's funny, and I'll show you a man who knows what isn't." — Mark Twain. This four-week class focuses on the vital wit of p ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Fri 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM; 4 sessions; starting 4/17/2020, ending 5/8/2020

Tuition: $120.00

Location : Westchester Reform Temple Location : 
  Westchester Reform Temple.

Instructor : Estha Weiner 

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