Programs & Events

Featured Program

Big Thinking for the Small Screen:

Monday, October 22, 2018 - 7:00 pm

In this special Spertus program, the Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema presents episodes of two new Israeli dramedies, On the Spectrum (winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2018 Series Mania in France) and Significant Other (Kacha Zeh). After the screening, a panel of masterful industry insiders assemble on stage to discuss the secret sauce of Israeli series success. More >

Upcoming

Exhibition Todros Geller: Strange Worlds Thursday, September 6, 2018 (All day) to Sunday, February 17, 2019 (All day) This exhibition showcases more than 30 works, the majority for the first... More >	Special Event Inauguration of Dr. Dean P. Bell as the 9th President of Spertus Institute Sunday, October 21, 2018 4:00 pm The Board of Trustees of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and... More >
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Art Talk Gallery Talk with Curator Susan Weininger Sunday, November 4, 2018 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm Explore the work and contributions of artist Todros Galler in a gallery talk... More >	Program Series One Book \| One Community Programs and Events Sunday, November 18, 2018 10:30 am to Monday, November 19, 2018 8:30 pm Memento Park by Mark Sarvas is Chicago's Jewish Book Month 2018 One... More >
Art Talk Between the World Wars: Jewish and African American Art in Chicago Tuesday, November 20, 2018 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm In conjunction with the exhibition Todros Geller: Strange Worlds,... More >	Special Event Israeli Soul: Cookbook Release Celebration Thursday, November 29, 2018 7:00 pm Celebrate with award-winning chefs Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook, as... More >
Conversation ViewPoints: The Healthy Living Challenge Sunday, December 9, 2018 3:00 pm Join Nigel Savage, founder and executive director of Hazon, The Jewish Lab... More >	Exhibition Segregation and Immigration in Chicago Art Thursday, December 13, 2018 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Hear Dr. Deborah Dash Moore and Maudlyne Ihejirika discuss issues of... More >
Degree Programs MA in Jewish Professional Studies Mountain-Southwest begins Sunday, June 2, 2019 (All day) Career-boosting graduate opportunity for young professionals working in... More >