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Who defines the values that characterize a nation? To Fritz Oppenheimer, a scion
of a Jewish banking family, soldier for the Kaiser and international lawyer in Berlin,
Germany represented culture, opportunity and the rule of law. After the Nazis seized
power, he fled his homeland, entered basic training in the U.S. and rose in the ranks to
become Gen. Eisenhower’s legal advisor. In that capacity, he led post-war efforts to
denazify the U.S. Zone, and in a rare reversal of fortune, rewrote the laws to set his native
country back on a path to democracy.
Drawing on his contemporaneous WWI diary, hundreds of letters, original WWII
documents taken from Hitler’s bunker and interviews with experts, the Handlers are
writing a book about Oppenheimer, who was Harry’s grandfather.

Lunch: Minestrone soup, dinner rolls & mini muffins, choice of entree: Grilled Tilapia
with cucumber-red pepper relish or Roasted Vegetable Napoleon (Layers of grilled
portabella caps, roasted red peppers, asparagus, summer squash, & provolone cheese,
served with a roasted garlic & basil vinaigrette), whipped potatoes, steamed asparagus.
Dessert: Tiramisu

The twenty-three year old Bento (Baruch) Spinoza was
“excommunicated” from the Amsterdam Portuguese-Jewish
community over 350 years ago, for his “abominable heresies”
and “monstrous deeds”. He would go on to become one of
the most important philosophers in history. Though best
known for his radical (and probably atheistic) views on God and nature, his main project
was moral: providing an account of how best to live. In this presentation, we will
consider some of Spinoza’s ethical views on living well and how to flourish as a human
being, as well as on how to face our mortality. In this way, we can see why a philosopher
from the seventeenth century is still relevant for us today.

Lunch: Seasonal fruit plate, dinner rolls & mini muffins, choice of entrée: Pan-fried
Walleye with panko breadcumb or Sun-dried tomato and asparagus quiche in puff pastry,
parsley red potatoes, baby carrots. Dessert: Door County cherry pie

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