Editor’s Note: The following program information is available at this Reflector digital posting. More information will be emailed to the 5400 Club members.
Feb. 5 – Dr. Peter L. Goodman, retired Gastroenterologist. “New Thoughts on the Problem of Obesity.” This is a topic that affects everyone! Peter is a long-time 5400 Club member. In-Person and via Zoom.
Feb. 12 – Stories From the Frontline in Israel. Speakers will be several community members who traveled to Israel in January on a special four-day Federation Mission. Watch for more details. Speakers at 12:30 p.m.
Feb. 19 – EnRich for Life. Elizabeth B. White, co-author, The Counterfeit Countess – The Jewish Woman who rescued thousands of Poles during the Holocaust.
The program will also include moderator Dr. Michelle Kahn from the University of Richmond. Book signing after the program.
‘The astonishing story of Dr. Josephine Janina Mehlberg—a Jewish mathematician who saved thousands of lives in Nazi-occupied Poland by masquerading as a Polish aristocrat—drawing on Mehlberg’s own unpublished memoir.”
“Historians Elizabeth White and Joanna Sliwa turned sleuths as they painstakingly pieced together the story of her wartime activities from shards of information scattered across archives in Europe and North America. A riveting account of moral courage and an enduring commitment to save lives.” —Debórah Dwork, Director, Center for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Crimes Against Humanity at City University of New York
The Virginia Holocaust Museum and JFS are partners for this program. The Jewish Community Federation of Richmond is one of the sponsors of EnRich for Life. Lunch is at 11:45 a.m.; speakers at 12:30 p.m. Free for the community but RSVP is a must to Shari Menlowe-Barck, 804-545-8611 or sbarck@weinsteinjcc.org.
Feb. 26- Pamela Wiegardt. “How Title IX Transformed Women’s Sports.” Dr. Wiegardt brings a unique perspective to how Title IX revolutionized women’s sports. Pam experienced – as an athlete and as a coach – the legal battles for gender equity on the competitive playing field.
She is a retired professor from the Education School at Virginia Commonwealth University.
