This fall, the Global Studies Program at Penn State Berks will host the 7th Annual Global Oscar Film Series. These are 4 of the 5 finalists for last spring's Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards. All films are free and open to the public. Here is the Global Oscar Film Series schedule for […]
Alice Paul was a vocal leader of the 20th Century women's suffrage movement. Born on 1/11/1885 in Mount Laurel, NJ, she was brought up with the Quaker traditions of gender equality and working to improve society. She graduated from Swarthmore College in 1905 and would earn 4 more degrees in her lifetime. She joined the […]
Mr. Aharoni is a 25-year veteran of Israel's foreign service, including serving for six years as Consul-General in New York, overseeing the operations of Israel’s largest diplomatic mission worldwide. He has been recognized for his contribution to the field of public diplomacy from national Jewish organizations and other social-impact charities. He is the Founder of […]
The fourth and final film in this year's Global Oscar Film Series is the Japanese movie Shoplifters. On the margins of Tokyo, a dysfunctional band of outsiders are united by fierce loyalty, a penchant for petty theft and playful grifting. When the young son is arrested, secrets are exposed that upend their tenuous, below-the-radar existence […]
This event is co-sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Reading In 2019, Lee Lukoff graduated from the University of Georgia with a Ph.D. in Political Science and International Affairs. He holds Master's degrees from Boston College (Political Science) and George Mason University (Public Policy). In 2008, his research interests include subjects in the areas of American Foreign Policy, Intelligence […]
