JCCU Winter Term

JCCU Winter Term 2026

 Winter Term 2026 Online (Virtual) 

Same top quality, slightly different format. 

Top professors and experts present on a diverse array of topics. Rekindle previous passions, ignite new interests and stay involved in the developments that shape today’s world. 

Why online in the winter? You can zoom in from wherever you may be. We can bring you speakers from afar. And, no weather worries. 

Aunt Ruth Had an Affair with Goebbels 

Wait….WHAT? Author Christine Kuehn’s aunt had an affair with Joseph Goebbels. When he found out she was Jewish, rather than kill her, he sent her family away to become spies. Kuehn tells the incredible true story of how her family ran a spy operation connected to the attack on Pearl Harbor in her new book Family of Spies: A World War II Story of Nazi Espionage, Betrayal, and the Secret History Behind Pearl Harbor. 
Thursday, 1/29, 11:00 am 

Jews Owned Slaves? The Jewish South: An American History 

Oberlin Professor Shari Rabin explains the complicated decisions southern Jews made—as individuals, families, and communities—to fit into a society built on Native land and enslaved labor. We’ll discuss how they maintained forms of Jewish difference, often through religious innovation and adaptation. 
Thursday, 2/26, 11:00 am 

Before each talk, registrants will receive the Zoom link by email. 

2 Thursdays 1/29 and 2/26, 11:00 am, $12/$15 each Thursday