Tag: Brandeis University Middlesex Chapter
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Brandeis University Middlesex Chapter meeting to include tips on organization
Brandeis University Middlesex Chapter will hold its next meeting at 1 p.m. on Sept. 19 at the East Brunswick Library, Civic Center Drive off Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. Marilyn Shain Labendz, an expert organizer and owner of Organize Your Space-Organize Your Life will walk attendees through declutterring, space management and downsizing dilemmas with humor. The…
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Brandeis University installs officer says for 2019-20
Brandeis National Committee Middlesex Chapter recently installed the board for the 2019-20 year. The group is dedicated to providing philanthropic support to Brandeis University, a liberal arts and research university founded by the American Jewish community. Its membership is connected to the university through fundraising and through activities that reflect the values on which the…
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Photographer to speak about New Jersey Hall of Fame during Brandeis meeting
Brandeis University Middlesex Chapter will welcome photographer Gary Gellman for a multimedia presentation on The New Jersey Hall of Fame events, at 1 p.m. on July 15 at the East Brunswick Library, Civic Center Drive off Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. This program is free and open to the public. The July Social Justice collection will…
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Meeting of Brandeis University to address Dreyfus trial
Learn about The Dreyfus Affair, one of the top 10 trials in history, during a meeting of Brandeis University Middlesex Chapter at 1 p.m. on June 13 at the East Brunswick Library, Civic Center Drive off Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. Susan Addleston will speak about how the trial of an obscure French artillery captain changed…
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Learn about the brain during meeting of Brandeis University Middlesex Chapter
Brandeis University Middlesex Chapter will meet at 1 p.m. on May 20 at the East Brunswick Library, Civic Center Drive, East Brunswick. The meeting is free and open to the public. The topic of discussion will be the brain. Barbara Bogner, retired associate professor of Biology at Middlesex County College, will explore why you get…
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Rutgers professor to discuss purity vs. prostitution during Brandeis meeting
Brandeis University Middlesex Chapter will present “Purity Campaigns vs. Prostitution” at 1 p.m. April 8 at the East Brunswick Library, Civic Center Drive off Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. In many American cities at the turn of the 20th century, purity crusades grew in force to bring an end to prostitution. Professor Leslie Fishbein will examine…
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Brandeis meeting topic is Wild and Wicked Women of the Bible
The March presentation of Brandeis University Middlesex Chapter will be Wild and Wicked Women of the Bible. Rabbi Adena Blum will discuss a number of biblical women who challenged the patriarchal norms of their time at 1 p.m. on March 14 at the East Brunswick Library, Civic Center Drive, East Brunswick. The event is free and open…
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Brandeis welcomes Jerry Berke for a musical afternoon
Brandeis University Middlesex Chapter will meet at 1 p.m. on Feb. 11 at the East Brunswick Library, Civic Center Drive off Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. Jerry Berke will discuss the life and music of Johnny Mercer, one of the most celebrated lyricists of “The Great American Songbook.” The event is free and open to the…
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Brandeis University meeting to focus on diva Sophie Tucker
Brandeis University Middlesex Chapter will meet at 1 p.m. on Jan. 16 to discuss Sophie Tucker as the “Last of the Red Hot Mamas” at the East Brunswick Library, Civic Center Drive off Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. The business icon wowed audiences from 1906-66 as an early champion of women’s rights, a passionate philanthropist and…