Mon
24
Sep
1968: Reprised Part III
Andrew Roth, Ph.D. Join Dr. Andrew Roth as he reprises the first three installments of his 1968 Lecture Series. Part III – Culture Clash: The Making of a Counter-Culture – explores ... Read More »
Mon
24
Sep
New Boundaries for the World: The Visions of Eight World War II Leaders
Gerhard Weinberg Ph.D. The eight most important leaders of World War II – Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Tojo Hideki, Chiang Kai-shek, Charles DeGaulle, Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchi... Read More »
Tue
25
Sep
1968 Part IV – “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow”: What Hath “The ‘60s” Wrought?
Andrew Roth, Ph.D. With more questions than answers, this fourth and concluding session of America in 1968 seeks to connect the events of 1968 with their consequences in the 1970s &ndash... Read More »Advancing Community Progress in Erie, Pennsylvania
The Jefferson Educational Society (JES) of Erie is a nonprofit institution where conversations commence and ideas take action. We were founded to promote civic enlightenment and community progress for the Erie Region through the study, research, and discussion of those ideas and events that have influenced the human condition. The Society offers courses, seminars, and lectures which explain the central ideas that have formed the past, assist in exploring the present, and offer guidance to enhance the civic future of the Erie Region.
JES to offer programming at Celebrate Erie 2018
We're excited and honored to offer programming during CelebrateErie this year!
JES Receives Grant from ECGRA
Thank you, ECGRA - Erie County Gaming Revenue Authority, for your support of the Jefferson’s Civic Leadership Academy, Jefferson Dinner ...
Flo Fabrizio, Erie political stalwart, dies at 73
State Rep. Florindo Fabrizio, who served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for 16 years after a 20-year run as Erie County clerk, died T...
