OLLI101602 - The Unification of Italy and Germany
Course Description
The Unification of Italy and Germany
Instructor: Steven Pollack
Day of the Week: Thursday
Dates: October 10 – November 14 (6 sessions)
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Location: Hybrid at Ambler
At the time of the American Civil War, Germany and Italy underwent their own civil wars, creating systems of government that created the basis for European development to the time of WWI and opened the gates to the rise of fascism between the wars. What happened in Europe that so affected us all? How does it affect us today?
Maximum: 30 In-person/ 100 Online
Instructor Bio: Steve Pollack is a performer, director, lecturer and actor who has appeared in venues ranging from Grand Opera to Blues and Pop; an actor and director of stage plays; and as a lecturer and teacher in schools, community organizations, and private associations. He has performed in many local and regional theaters in opera, concert, and musical theater and was one of the original members of Peter Nero’s Voices of the Pops in Philadelphia. He lectures often on subjects of culture, art, history, music, and social change with specific focus on the critical, ironic, or trivial connections between historical events. He was educated at Franklin & Marshall College and Fairleigh Dickinson Univ.
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