OLLI Spring 2021 Course Guide

SESSION 2: WEDNESDAY COURSES
ONLINE PRIVACY IS A MYTH‒THE WEB CAN
BE ORWELLIAN
Nancy McDonald
Wednesdays, 10:00 AM‒11:30 AM
Although your online username may not be your
real name, you are not anonymous on the web.
Internet companies can identify and track you
online. Plus, location tracking on smartphones
creates a history of your physical movements, and
fitness trackers send personal health information
to tech companies. Data brokers aggregate
this information, and government agencies are
purchasing these databases. Instead of online
anonymity, rock star Sting’s lyrical refrain “I’ll be
watching you” is more apropos of today’s Internet.
Class limit: 300
LESSONS OF THE EXODUS STORY FOR OUR
LIVES
Joanne Doades
Wednesdays, 10:30 AM‒12:00 PM
The saga of the Israelite redemption from slavery
in Egypt almost three thousand years ago has
been told and retold by people seeking freedom
from tyranny throughout the world. Please join
us as we explore the meaning and the messages
of this quintessential story of freedom and the
lessons it contains for us in our own lives today.
All are welcome; no Hebrew language or previous
Bible study required. Class limit: 150
CIVIL WAR LEADERS, PRESIDENTS, AND
GENERALS
Allan B. Schwartz
Wednesdays, 10:30 AM‒12:00 PM
During this course, we will examine history,
politics, and world leaders focusing on the Civil
War. Specifically, we’ll discuss the “doughfaced”
Presidents (Fillmore, Pierce, and Buchanan), as
well as Lincoln, Johnson, and Grant.
Class limit: 300
INTRO TO BUDDHIST PSYCHOLOGY: PART 2
Helen Rosen
Wednesdays, 1:00 PM‒2:30 PM
This course is a continuation of Intro to Buddhist
Psychology, Part I. The course will examine
interdependent origination, Kamma, rebirth,
and meditation. Completion of Part I is not a
prerequisite, although some background in
Buddhist philosophy would be helpful.
Class limit: 300
A DISCUSSION OF SHAKESPEARE’S ANTONY
AND CLEOPATRA
Wendy Buckingham
Wednesdays, 1:00 PM‒2:30 PM
Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra, one of
the Bard’s Roman plays, is both a history play
and a tragedy. It is also a counterpart to Romeo
and Juliet, the story of young love. The lovers in
the Roman play represent mature love as well
as great passion. Through discussion, we will
explore this comparison as well as comparisons
to the well-known movie. Class limit: 100
AMERICA: CAN FASCISM HAPPEN HERE?
Paul Selbst
Wednesdays, 1:00 PM‒2:30 PM
Is fascism in America’s future? America is a
democratic liberal republic. But something’s
changed. Should we worry? Class limit: 300
THE EMERGENCE OF MODERN JUDAISM
Robert Layman
Wednesdays, 3:00 PM‒4:15 PM
A history of American Judaism and the
development of its major movements. We will
analyze Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, and
Reconstructionist Judaism as well as recent postdenominational
trends and their current status.
Class limit: 150
12 Spring 2021 | OLLI at Temple | olli@temple.edu | (215) 204-1505