Week of July 15, 2024
CLASS SPOTLIGHT- Register Online or call 401.874.4197.
ONLY HOPE- MY MOTHER AND THE HOLOCAUST BROUGHT TO LIGHT
1 Session on Thursday, August 1, with Irving Lubliner from 1:00PM to 3:00PM on Zoom.- Before she died in 1974, Felicia Bornstein Lubliner wrote about her internment in ghettos and concentration camps (Auschwitz and Gross-Rosen) in Nazi-occupied Poland. Her powerful stories have been published by her son, Irving Lubliner, who also contributed the foreword and afterword to Only Hope: A Survivor’s Stories of the Holocaust. He will share excerpts, shedding light on his mother’s experiences and indomitable spirit, as well as his own experience as a child of Holocaust survivors.
Irving Lubliner is a professor emeritus at Southern Oregon University, where his specialty was mathematics education. During his 40-year career in education, he taught math at all levels, kindergarten through graduate school, led seminars for teachers in 39 states, and gave over 350 conference presentations, including several keynote addresses. Since his retirement in 2014, he has taught math, blues harmonica, and literature classes for the OLLI program at Southern Oregon University, where he has also served on the Council of Directors. In 2019, he created Felabra Press and published his mother’s writings about her experiences during the Holocaust, the book that will serve as the theme for his presentation.
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OLLI WEEKLY PHOTOS: Each week we upload photos from our week. You can check out the slideshow by clicking here.
THIS WEEK AT OLLI
Monday
- 9:30AM Let’s Explore the Google suite
- 10:00AM Music Controversies and Curiosities (Zoom)
- 10:00AM The Art of Living Well: Peace Education Program
- 11:30AM Ireland – A Brief History
- 1:00PM The Short Story: Seven Deadly Sins of the Short Story
- 3:00PM No Mindfulness Meditation (skip date)
Tuesday
- 9:30AM Golf
- 9:30AM J Edgar Hoover: At the Center of American Political History
- 11:00AM Voices from Native Hawai’i
- 11:30AM Funny Business: Music & Comedy
- 1:00PM British Comedy: On the Dark Side
- 1:00PM Watercolor Practices
- 3:00PM How Society Makes for Breaks Belief: A Modern History of Culture, Christianity and Communication
- 4:00PM Stating Our Needs: Navigating Tough Areas of Communication
Wednesday
- 9:30AM Nature Journaling in Pencil, Pen and Ink
- 10:00AM Forest Tree Identification
- 12:30PM Bowling
- 1:00PM Hiking Group
- 2:00PM More Short Story Masters (Zoom)
Thursday
- 10:00AM Events Committee
- 11:00 Current Events Discussion-Meets in Room 210
- 1:00PM Mah Jonng (Lobby)
- 1:00PM Cosmic Questions
- 1:00PM Life in the Mills: Peace Dale and Lafayette
- 2:30PM Finance Comm Mtg
- 3:00PM Great Decisions-Understanding Indonesia
- 6:00PM You Should Write a Book
Friday
- 10:00AM Great Decisions- Understanding Indonesia
- 1:00PM Comedy: OLLI Favorites and More
- 1:00PM Yoga: An Introductory Workshop
CHECK OUT THIS MONTH’S PHOTO FRIDAY PICS: The theme for June was “Sports” If you like to take pictures, join OLLI’s Photo Friday group.This Special Interest Group is free for all members meets on Zoom the first Friday of every month at 10AM. Each month there is a different theme and members can submit up to 3 photos on our shared Google Drive. We review/discuss the photos online and occasionally get together in person for a special photo shoot. Log on to register or call 401.874.4197.
RHODY OUTPOST– Rhody Outpost is URI’s principal basic needs pantry for students experiencing food insecurity. The Outpost provides fresh and non-perishable food and personal care items at no charge to students. Click here to see the updated Summer wish list. High demand items right now include PAPER TOWELS AND TOILET PAPER. Donations can be dropped off in the OLLI office.
SENIOR DAY: A HEALTH, WELLNESS AND FALL RISK PROGRAM The University of Rhode Island would like to cordially invite you to participate in our annual Senior Day: A health, wellness and fall risk program. Please find the attached flyer, which has information on the dates and times for participating in the program. Registration is limited and open until August 23. For more information or questions please contact the Senior Day program committee at seniorday@etal.uri.edu or 401-874-4025. Click to view the flyer and to register.
CHARLESTOWN PARKS AND RECREATION ANNUAL ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW, Ninigret Park, July 20, 11:00AM-5:00PM Rain date July 21, 11:00AM-5:00PM Enjoy 50 or so exhibitors, music by The Atwater-Donnelly musical group from 12-2 p.m. Dels lemonade, and a food truck will be on site or you bring a picnic. Located in a green setting there is a small swimming pond, a kid’s playground, the new trolls, picnic shelters and trails, and access to the salt pond in Ninigret Wildlife Refuge with a kayak launch area.
OLLI INSTRUCTOR HONORED: The Office of the Provost at the University of Rhode Island recently honored Narragansett resident Vincent Colapietro with the Part-Time Faculty Teaching Excellence Award. Colapietro has been a part-time faculty member in the College of Arts and Sciences Department of Philosophy for five years and has taught several classes for OLLI including Civility and Democracy, Why War? And Two Elders: James Baldwin & Toni Morrison. In the fall he’ll be teaching the class All That Jazz – and More. Read the full article by clicking here.
SAVE THE DATE: SCIENCE SATURDAY 2024- Saturday, September 7, 2024, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. The URI Bay Campus is excited about welcoming the community for a day full of exhibits, tours and conversations centered on marine exploration, discovery, science and conservation! Mark your calendar for September 7, to participate in behind-the-scenes tours, interactive experiences and conversations with a wide variety of ocean experts. Stay tuned for more details!