News and Updates

Casual Conversation: February 2, 2025 with Harry Freedman admin

This Sunday, February 2 at 1 pm Eastern Time, prolific author Harry Freedman will join us from his native UK (the reason for the early time for us) in a Casual Conversation about his newest

Casual Conversation Jan 12, 2025: Ehud Eilam, PhD admin

On Sunday, January 12, 2025, at 3 pm Eastern Time, Ehud Eilam, Ph.D., will be our guest for a Casual Conversation, sponsored by the Jewish Culture Group, which classmate Bruce Alpert chairs.

Casual Conversation December 15: Paula Kurman about Jim Bouton

On Sunday, December 15 at 3 pm Eastern, Paula Kurman, widow of major league baseball pitcher and author Jim Bouton, will join us for a Casual Conversation.  She comes to us courtesy of classmate Chip Elitzer, who writes:  “Paula’s book about their [hers and Jim Bouton’s] life together, ‘The Cool of the Evening,’ has just been published.  In a way, it’s the completion of a trilogy, following Jim’s classic, ‘Ball Four,’ and his recounting of our adventure together in Pittsfield [MA], ‘Foul Ball Part II.’”