I so enjoyed tonight’s lecture! So interesting. All of them have been amazing. I’m thrilled to be a part of this series.
-Joanne S.
I wanted to commend you on this “tour.” Bob and I enjoyed it immensely and thought the information and preparation was excellent. I felt like I was really there.
-Natalie S.
Thanks very much for a terrific program today – very informative and we loved the visuals. A great way to “travel” while we are restricted at home.
-Ellen B.
Prof. Berk is one of the very few speakers who can hold my attention for one hour. His knowledge, annotations and delivery are superb. I am so glad I signed up for the series, and am looking forward to part two.
-Marlene C
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Explore the Jewish world from the comfort of your home
Ayelet’s Worldwide Traveling University is the premier Jewish Scholar travel program, and now you can access high level scholarly lectures normally available only on tour…from home!
Our scholars in residence and partner scholars and guides worldwide are featured in these Ayelet exclusive programs.
FEATURED PROGRAMS
Four Towering Figures who Changed the World (Series THREE)
Presented by Prof. Stephen Berk
Jan 12 at 7:30 pm ET: Fidel Castro
Jan 19 at 7:30 pm ET: Margaret Thatcher
Jan 26 at 7:30 pm ET: Pope Pius XII
Feb 2 at 7:30 pm ET: David Ben Gurion
$80 for all four (4) sessions
The Dark Side of Fiddler:
Eastern Europe’s Forgotten Jews
Presented by Prof. Natan Meir
Feb 3 – The Cholera Wedding: East European Jews’ Magical Ritual to End an Epidemic
Feb 10–Town Fools, Madmen, and Possessed Women: The Mentally Ill in Jewish Eastern Europe
Feb 17 –A Home for the Homeless? The Jewish Poorhouse of Eastern Europe
Feb 24– Drafting the Undesirables: Jewish Conscription to the Imperial Russian Military under Nicholas I
$80 for all four (4) sessions
Past Lecture Series – Recordings available
Catching up? Receive private access links to view these outstanding past programs. From Prof. Berk’s popular “Towering Figures”, to the virtual tour “Spanish Cities, Jewish Stories” and beyond, these programs offer you access to top level scholarship, viewed at your leisure.
Four Towering Figures Who Changed The World (Series ONE)
Presented by Prof. Stephen Berk
Join us as we discover the people who shaped the world we inhabit…for better or for worse!
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, and Vladimir Lenin
$80 for all four (4) sessions
Four Towering Figures who Changed the World (Series TWO)
Presented by Prof. Stephen Berk
“Personality is important in history. In the 20th century, a handful of people changed the course of modern times. The influence of these individuals resonates down to the present.”
– Prof. Stephen Berk
Winston Churchill, Mao Zedong, Harry S. Truman, and Golda Meir
$80 for all four (4) sessions
Spanish Cities, Jewish Stories
Join us as we explore Sephardic history, featuring insight by our local Scholars in Spain
Madrid/Toledo, Grenada, Seville, Barcelona, and Majorca
$90 for all five (5) sessions
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About our Scholars-in-Residence…

Dr. Stephen Berk
