A Skirball Academy Class
Mark Heutlinger &
Warren Klein
Calling All
Temple Emanu-El
History Buffs …
(Fall 2023)
As you sit in the magnificent Temple Emanu-El Main Sanctuary admiring the stained-glass windows, have you ever wondered what that unicorn was doing hovering above you?
And when you walk into Greenwald Hall for services or lectures, have you asked yourself about the family for which it was named?
What are the stories and secrets of Temple Emanu-El? For example, what happened to Mrs. Astor’s wine cellar when her mansion was torn down so the temple could be built?
Mark Heutlinger and Warren Klein are two people who can answer those and an endless stream of other questions, and they will do just that on a behind-the-scenes tour of Emanu-El, exploring the building’s architecture, the congregation’s history, our museum collection, former clergy and some of our most prominent — and notorious — members. Mark will share stories from his 34 years at Emanu-El while Warren will bring in historical documents and materials from our congregational archives. Each week will be devoted to a different aspect of our 178 years of history as one of the leading Reform congregations — and one of the most magnificent Jewish houses of worship — in the world.
Wednesdays, 6:30 – 8:00 PM
October 18, 25, November 1, 8, 15, 29
(This course skips Nov. 22nd)
$180, Free for Temple Emanu-El members
Free for Friends of Streicker
OFFERED IN-PERSON
Skirball Academy General Information
Pincus Family Chair in Jewish Studies or Jewish History
Mark H. Heutlinger served as Temple Emanu-El’s administrator for more than three decades. Prior to joining Emanu-El, he was the administrator of the National Conference on Soviet Jewry (NCSJ) and one of the organizers of the historic March on Washington, DC, for Soviet Jews in 1987.
Curator of the Herbert & Eileen Bernard Museum at Temple Emanu-El, Warren Klein has planned and mounted more than a dozen exhibitions, ranging in subjects from Jews and Chocolate to Barbra Streisand. He also oversees the congregation’s archives.
Wednesdays, 6:30 – 8:00 PM
October 18, 25, November 1, 8, 15, 29
(This course skips Nov. 22nd)
$180, Free for Temple Emanu-El members
Free for Friends of Streicker
As you sit in the magnificent Temple Emanu-El Main Sanctuary admiring the stained-glass windows, have you ever wondered what that unicorn was doing hovering above you?
And when you walk into Greenwald Hall for services or lectures, have you asked yourself about the family for which it was named?
What are the stories and secrets of Temple Emanu-El? For example, what happened to Mrs. Astor’s wine cellar when her mansion was torn down so the temple could be built?
Mark Heutlinger and Warren Klein are two people who can answer those and an endless stream of other questions, and they will do just that on a behind-the-scenes tour of Emanu-El, exploring the building’s architecture, the congregation’s history, our museum collection, former clergy and some of our most prominent — and notorious — members. Mark will share stories from his 34 years at Emanu-El while Warren will bring in historical documents and materials from our congregational archives. Each week will be devoted to a different aspect of our 178 years of history as one of the leading Reform congregations — and one of the most magnificent Jewish houses of worship — in the world.
OFFERED IN-PERSON
Skirball Academy General Information
Pincus Family Chair in Jewish Studies or Jewish History
Mark H. Heutlinger served as Temple Emanu-El’s administrator for more than three decades. Prior to joining Emanu-El, he was the administrator of the National Conference on Soviet Jewry (NCSJ) and one of the organizers of the historic March on Washington, DC, for Soviet Jews in 1987.
Curator of the Herbert & Eileen Bernard Museum at Temple Emanu-El, Warren Klein has planned and mounted more than a dozen exhibitions, ranging in subjects from Jews and Chocolate to Barbra Streisand. He also oversees the congregation’s archives.