JCC Academy of Continuing Education (ACE) starts
second season with an Open House
Meet instructors, learn about classes, schmooze, and nosh
BOYNTON BEACH — The Lore & Eric F. Ross JCC is launching the second season of its popular Academy of Continuing Education (ACE) with a Meet-the-Faculty Open House. The Open House is set for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010 in the social hall of the Ross JCC at 8500 Jog Rd., just north of Gateway Boulevard.
ACE faculty members will answer questions about the dozens of course offerings, and registration will be available. Faculty member Dr. Jay Goldman will give a short presentation on “Managing Chronic Pain.” ACE classes begin Monday, Oct. 18 with courses, seminars, lectures, and discussion groups taught by retired professors, lawyers, politicians, authors, enthusiasts, and even Holocaust survivors.
The spectrum of classes is broad and wide with offerings as such as, “George Gershwin: The Man,” taught by his cousin; “My Son the Doctor/Astronaut: No, the Space Program Has Not Ended,” taught by the mother of NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman, and musical fare such as “Doo Wop: Music of Baby Boomers,” and “Folk Music: Origins, History, and Enjoyment.” History buffs can check out classes such as “Secret, Suppressed Facts about the Holocaust Revealed at Last,” and “American Jewry and the Civil War.” For lovers of literature there are classes such as “Existentialism: Humanism & Satire in French Literature,” while entrepreneurs can enjoy “Your Crazy Idea Could Be Worth Millions.” The list goes on.
Two 75-minute classes will be offered Monday through Friday afternoons, at 12:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m., and will run anywhere from two to eight weeks. The Center will hold three sessions: fall (October –December), winter/spring (January –April), and summer (June-July), totaling 31 weeks.
For more information, or to register, contact Alan Egenthal at alane@JCConline.com, or 561-736-4766.
The mission of the Jewish Community Center of the Greater Palm Beaches is to create a strong Jewish community by providing high quality programs close to where people live that connect people to Jewish life.
Visit the JCC website at www.JCConline.com
The JCC is an affiliated agency of the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County.
Contact: Scott Benarde
Phone: 561-712-5231
Email: scottb@jcconline.com