Programs & Events

Past

Film \| Discussion Women Unchained Chicago Premiere Sunday, March 11, 2012 - 2:00 pm Spertus was pleased to present the Chicago premiere of Women Unchained, an... More >	Lecture Spertus In the Suburbs Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Jerusalem Lecture Trends in the Global Church and Why Jews Should Care Tuesday, March 6, 2012 - 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm [VIDEO] Visitors joined us for the 17th Joseph Cardinal... More >
Conference The State of American Jewish Belief Revisited At the Edge of a Crisis or at a New Threshold? Sunday, March 4, 2012 - 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm [AUDIO] The University of Chicago Center for Jewish... More >	Exhibit Hassidic Courts Photographs from Israel by Gil Cohen-Magen Sunday, March 4, 2012 (All day) - Sunday, July 8, 2012 (All day) Israeli photographer Gil Cohen-Magen shares work from a decade-long project... More >
Author Event \| Booksigning Author Shalom Auslander & Moment Magazine's Memoir Awards Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 2:00 pm [AUDIO] Spertus was very... More >	Special Event An Evening with Shalom Auslander Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 8:00 pm [AUDIO] Guests joined us for cocktails, desserts, and... More >
Lecture \| Discussion Spertus In the Suburbs North Shore Community Kallah Community-Wide Adult Jewish Education Program Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 7:00 pm [AUDIO] In partnership with the North Shore Chavurah of... More >	Lecture \| Discussion Mah Jongg Mania American Beginnings Monday, January 23, 2012 - 6:30 pm [AUDIO] Since the 1920s, the game of mah jongg has... More >
Exhibit Uncovered & Rediscovered: Stories of Jewish Chicago Movers, Shakers, and History-Makers Sunday, January 22, 2012 (All day) - Thursday, May 10, 2012 (All day) This chapter of our evolving exhibit focused on Chicago Jews who have played... More >	Lecture \| Discussion The Romance of a People at Chicago’s 1933 World’s Fair Celebrating Jewry on the International Stage Saturday, January 21, 2012 - 7:30 pm [AUDIO] Visitors took a trip back in time to the... More >
Performance One Incredible Hanukkah Jam Sunday, December 18, 2011 - 2:00 pm Spertus presented Grammy-winning harmonica player Howard Levy and world-... More >	Commencement Master of Arts in Jewish Professional Studies Canadian Cohort Commencement Sunday, December 11, 2011 - 5:00 pm This December 11, in partnership with Jewish Federations of Canada - UIA,... More >
Cooking Latke-palooza Tuesday, December 6, 2011 - 6:30 pm Chef Laura Frankel introduced an array of latke topping possibilities, as... More >	Author Event \| Booksigning Spertus In the Suburbs One Book \| One Community — Author Lisa Pearl Rosenbaum in Wilmette Sunday, December 4, 2011 - 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Author Lisa Pearl Rosenbaum discussed A Day of Small Beginnings at... More >
Author Event \| Booksigning One Book \| One Community — Meet the Author at Spertus Sunday, December 4, 2011 - 2:00 pm - 4:22 pm [AUDIO] Author Lisa Pearl Rosenbaum discussed A Day of... More >	Special Event Celebration of Jewish Professional Life Tuesday, November 29, 2011 - 5:30 pm An evening of fellowship, insight, opportunities, and networking... More >
Lecture \| Discussion Spertus In the Suburbs One Book \| One Community — Lecture \| Discussion Sunday, November 20, 2011 - 2:00 pm [AUDIO] Dr. Todd Hasak-Lowy explored revolution and... More >	Opening One Book \| One Community — Kick-Off Event Sunday, November 13, 2011 - 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Participants explored the power of Jewish stories with professional... More >
Lecture Series Spertus In the Suburbs Judaism in Professional Life Session One Thursday, November 3, 2011 - 12:00 pm - Thursday, November 17, 2011 - 1:30 pm A 3-part lunchtime lecture series on the ways in which Jewish thought,... More >	Film \| Discussion Legado (Legacy) Sunday, October 30, 2011 - 2:00 pm This award-winning film, in Yiddish and Spanish with English subtitles,... More >