Spertus

Spertus offers dynamic learning opportunities, rooted in Jewish wisdom and culture and open to all. Graduate programs and workshops train future leaders and engage individuals in exploration of Jewish life. Public programs include films, speakers, seminars, concerts, and exhibits—at the Institute’s Michigan Avenue facility, in the Chicago suburbs, and online. More >

Author Event \| Booksigning Nate Silver on The Signal and the Noise	Film \| Discussion Hava Nagila (The Movie)
Seminar Distance Learning Seminar	Mini-course Spertus In the Suburbs Jewish Music, Jewish Communities

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NEXTwork Lunch & Learn: Jewish Megatrends

The American Jewish community is changing in a big way. What can we learn from these changes, and how do they impact our work here in Chicago? Find out from Rabbi Sid Schwarz, author of "Jewish Megatrends."

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Information Session

Come and meet our Admissions Representative to learn more about the Spertus Master of Science in Nonprofit Management. Each Information Session is just an hour long.

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Orchestra of Exiles

Featuring Itzhak Perlman, Zubin Mehta, and Pinchas Zukerman, "Orchestra of Exiles" tells the suspenseful story of how one man saved Europe’s Jewish musicians from the Nazis. Meet director Joshua Aronson at a post-screening discussion.

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Spotlight

Nate Silver: In Hollywood, 'Nobody knows anything'

May 16, 2013 — Chicago Tribune's Mark Caro interviews Nate Silver in advance of his appearance at Spertus — Entertainment world is kryptonite to our powers of prediction, ace analyst says. more>

Voices & Visions

May 7, 2013 — By Steven Chaitman for JUF News — Jewish artists and Jewish wisdom have combined inspirational forces in "Voices & Visions," a poster art exhibit making its way to Spertus Institute... more>

The Leading Edge

April 16, 2013 — By Dr. Hal M. Lewis for JUF News — Political junkies will recall that in the midst of the recent sequestration controversy, President Obama took 12 Republican senators to dinner to... more>

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Sun/Mon 10am-5pm
Wed 10am-5pm
Thu 10am-6pm
Fri 10am-3pm
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610 S. Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60605 312.322.1700
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