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LUNCH@LLAIC
TUESDAYS AT TEMPLE SHALOM
175 TEMPLE STREET, WEST NEWTON
FROM 3/24 UNTIL THE END OF THE SEMESTER
LUNCH STARTS AT 1, PROGRAM AT 1:30
Join us at Temple Shalom on all your Tuesday afternoons through the end of the semester for lunch and a delightful program! Drop in before class, after class, or just for the program. Bring your own lunch (we provide designer water and hot beverages) or email Jennifer Young if you want to order pizza ($3 for one slice or $5 for two).
LUNCH@LLAIC is open to guests and no RSVP is necessary, so bring a friend! The next two programs are as follows:
- 3/24 Anita Wyzanski – The Force for Good
During these troubled times, it’s good to remember that there are people who have risked their own lives to save others. The author of the biography A Force for Good will describe the heroic life of Gisela Warburg Wyzanski, a courageous young German Jewish woman who leveraged her wealth and family connections to save countless children from annihilation at the hands of the Nazis. This compelling story is told through a treasure-trove of letters and documents recently discovered by Gisela's daughter, Anita Wyzanski. You will travel with Gisela through Germany, Palestine, England, and the United States and meet her mentors who are some of the most powerful and influential Jewish leaders of this historically significant era.
- 3/31 Alex Conn – Chatbot Queries for the Layperson
Ever trusted a chatbot’s answer without questioning it? Most of us ask ChatGPT a question and accept whatever it says. But these systems are trained on the entire internet—biases, misinformation, etc. How can you distinguish solid information from confident-sounding fiction? In this presentation, you will learn about practical techniques to push AI chatbots beyond surface-level responses to get nuanced, tailored answers instead of generic outputs.
Future programs:
- 4/14 Rhoda Greenspan – The Extraordinary History and Legacy of the White House
- 4/21 Don Bermont – Trivia Day
- 4/28 Alice Freedman – Reinventing English: The Troubled Future of Reading, Writing, and Thinking
- 5/5 Dave Rabinowitz – The History of the Bicycle
- 5/12 Joanne Fisher – Fashion Future: What’s Right and Wrong with the Industry
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