Articles from 2022

Headshot of Sophie Freud

October 18, 2022

Longtime, revered BOLLI member Sophie Freud died on June 3 at the age of 97. In April, Sophie sat with Peter Bradley for an extensive interview about her remarkable life. Joyce Lazarus summarized the interview for a June 2022 issue of the Banner. 

Mt Auburn Cemetery in the fall.

August 16, 2022

The start of a BOLLI term brings welcome opportunities for learning and friendship, which given the worries and isolation of the past two years are now both more important than ever.

Headshot of Bernard Osher

June 27, 2022

Joan Kleinman provides background on Bernard Osher, the man behind the 'O' in BOLLI's name.

Lilypads

May 31, 2022

Mark Seliber reflects on a visit to Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary. 

BOLLI members at Mt Auburn Cemetery

May 23, 2022

Susan M. Schmidt reflects on her experience in the BOLLI class Mount Auburn Cemetery in the Spring. 

Interior of a Harvard Art Museum.

May 16, 2022

Phil Radoff discusses BOLLI's visit to the Harvard Art Museums.

View of Harlem storefronts, 1939.

April 25, 2022

Phil Radoff and Jack Curley reflect on what they learned from BOLLI's complementary lecture series on the Harlem Renaissance.

Image of Susan Posner, Sharon Sokoloff and Ron Levy at a table in 2008.

March 28, 2022

Peter Bradley tells the life story of Ron Levy for the inaugural episode of the BOLLI Oral History Project. 

Judith Eissenberg poses with a violin

January 31, 2022

Phil Radoff and Jack Curley report on second violinist Judith Eissenberg's departure from Brandeis' Lydian String Quartet.  

The BOLLI team: Megan Curtis, Carolyn Cross, Nicole Grant and Jim Nagle

January 10, 2022

Jack Curley speaks with BOLLI staff members about the behind-the-scenes at BOLLI during the COVID-19 pandemic.