2025 Shirley Lazarus programs will be announced in the Spring of 2025
2024 Last Season’s Speakers
Week 2: June 30, 2024
Holocaust and Social Justice Education Program Presentation
The Hebrew Congregation of Chautauqua proudly supports a Holocaust and Social Justice Education program for high school students in the greater Chautauqua area.
Week 3: July 7, 2024
Sabeeha Rehman & Walter Ruby: Rebuilding the Muslim-Jewish Alliance
Authors of We Refuse to be Enemies: How Muslims and Jews Can Make Peace One Friendship at a Time
Week 4: July 14, 2024
Alex Laurant and Nancy Ross (both are cousins of George Gershwin)
“Sundaes” Together: George Gershwin, the Artist
Week 5: July 21, 2024
A Conversation with Erroll Davis
President of the African American Heritage House of Chautauqua Institution
Week 6: July 28, 2024
Cantor Roy Einhorn and Cantor Jodi Sufrin
Songs Make History and History Makes Songs: From Irving Berlin to Leonard Bernstein
Week 7: August 4, 2024
An Anne Frank Legacy: Cultivating Respect and Inclusivity in the Chautauqua Acceptance Garden
Co-sponsored by Chautauqua’s Bird, Tree and Garden Club
Week 8: August 11, 2024
Adam Lehman: President and CEO, Hillel International
Challenges and Pathways: Improving the Campus Climate for Jewish Students and All Students