There have been few if any books on Jews who studied the various facets of natural history.  There have certainly been those who have done so in the past and in the current world there are many, but for a host of reasons natural history as a career or serious avocation was much less common in the past. To Life: Jews Exploring Nature offers a unique exploration of Jewish engagement with nature through compelling biographies of eight selected subjects. These people manifested different aspects of Jewish identity and made significant contributions to their fields.

Our speaker is Joel Greenberg. Joel Greenberg has spent most of his life in the Chicago region and has been interested in natural history since childhood. He grew up with the ENSBC. He spent his career in environmental protection working for governmental and private entities. He has written numerous articles and has authored or co-authored five books including A Natural History of the Chicago Region, A Feathered River Across the Sky: The Passenger Pigeon’s Flight to Extinction,  and the subject of the talk, his newest  book, To Life: Jews Exploring Nature.

Location: In-person, Ecology Center, 7:30 p.m.