Society of Active Retirees
Affiliated with Wayne State University
WINTER PROGRAMS 2016
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Welcome to a Unique SOAR Winter Experience:
Two Separate Programs, Each Thematically Related
The First in February; The Second in March
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February Program
Justice Served! Justice Denied!
March Program
Society of Active Retirees
C/o WSU Oakland Center
33737 West 12 Mile Road
Farmington Hills, MI 48331
Society of Active Retirees
Affiliated with Wayne State University
America Goes to War: 1941–45
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All sessions of both programs will be held at
The Birmingham Temple
28611 Twelve Mile Road
Farmington Hills, Michigan
SOAR: Winter Program, February 2016
Justice Served! Justice Denied!
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“Justice, justice shalt thou pursue ...”
With these words, the Biblical Moses begins his charge to those
magistrates and officials vested with the responsibility of administering
“righteous justice.”
But justice—the impartial administration of conflicting claims or the
assignment of merited rewards or punishments is an abstract concept,
one shaped by circumstances and manifested in a wide variety of forms.
SOAR Registration Form:
Winter 2016
Name: ________________________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________________
City, St, Zip: __________________________________________________
Tel: _________________________E-mail: ________________________
Guest(s) Name: ________________________________________________
(Guest(s) are welcome and may pay online or via mail)
Member/Guest
After providing a framework describing how “justice” is understood
and administered, seven case studies will illustrate the vital role played
by context, temporal and cultural, in redefining “justice.”
Tuition for the entire February program
Wednesday, February 3
Tuition for the entire March program
10:00 a.m. – Noon
America Goes to War: 1941 – 45
Courts, Trials, and the Rule of Law
Brad Roth, Wayne State University: Professor of Law and Political
Science
Enclose a check for $____________, along with this form
Or you can register with a credit card online at
www.soarexplore.com, click the link to “Register for
Classes/Register Online”
Made payable to: SOAR
1:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Which Witch? The Salem Witch Trials and Arthur Miller’s The
Crucible
Brian Murphy, Oakland University: Professor of English and Director,
Honors College, Retired
Please note extended time
$45.00 Make selection by checking box
Justice Served! Justice Denied!
$45.00 Make selection by checking box
NO REFUNDS
Mail to:
SOAR
C/o WSU Oakland Center
33737 West 12 Mile Road
Farmington Hills, MI 48331
Office: (248) 489-0005
e-mail: soarcontact@gmail.com
Documentary Films During Dining
Wednesday, February 10
For those members brown bagging lunch, SOAR will show:
10:00 a.m. – Noon
March 2
1942 Propaganda Documentary Why We Fight
Power to the Ice Pick: The 1975 Trial of Joan Little and the Right
to Self Defense
Danielle McGuire, Wayne State University: Associate Professor of
History
March 9
1944 War Documentary The Memphis Belle
March 16
1980 Historical Documentary The Life and Times of Rosie the
Riveter
March 30
2009 Historical Documentary Detroit: Our Greatest Generation
TWO FEATURE-LENGTH FILMS WILL BE SHOWN AT THE
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY OAKLAND CENTER.
Monday, March 14
Judgment at Nuremberg
Shown: 10 a.m. – Noon & 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
The Trial of Susan B. Anthony: Women, Men, and Public Power
Sandra F. VanBurkleo, Wayne State University: Associate Professor of
History
Wednesday, February 17
10:00 a.m. – Noon
The Scopes Trial: Its Provocations, Proceedings, and Consequences
Harry T. Cook, Episcopal Priest: Retired
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
The Dreyfus Affair: Justice on Trial in a France Rife with AntiSemitism
Vivian Curran, University of Pittsburgh, School of Law: Professor and
Distinguished Faculty Scholar
Monday, March 28
The Best Years of Our Lives
Shown: 10:00 a.m. – Noon & 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 24
The Birmingham Temple follows the Snow Day Cancellation Policy of the
Farmington Hills Public Schools. If the Farmington Hills Public Schools are
closed, so is the Birmingham Temple.
Prosecuting Public Corruption: Trials and Errors
Marvin Zalman, Wayne State University: Professor of Criminal Justice
Please Note: SOAR will not be serving lunches and encourages attendees to
bring their own.
Coffee and cookies will be provided at the Birmingham Temple.
10:00 a.m. – Noon
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
The Internment of Japanese Americans in World War II
Robert Sedler, Wayne State University: Distinguished Professor of
Law
SOAR: Winter Program, March 2016
Wednesday, March 16
America Goes to War: 1941–45
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10:00 a.m. - Noon
“Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that our people, our
territory, and our interests are in grave danger.
With confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounding
determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph -- so
help us God.”
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, December 8, 1941
Address to Congress after the attack on Pearl Harbor
The Nuremberg Trials and their Legacy after 70 Years
Steven Ratner, University of Michigan: The Bruno Simma Collegiate
Professor of Law
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Rosie the Riveter’s Role in WW II
Donnaleen Yanktree, Immediate Past President of the National Rosie
the Riveter Society
Wednesday, March 23
Wednesday, March 2
10:00 a.m. – Noon
10:00 a.m. – Noon
War Plan Orange – The Pacific Theatre of World War II
Bruce Zellers, Oakland University: Special Lecturer
The Prelude to American Involvement in WW II
Bruce Zellers, Oakland University: Special Lecturer
1:00-3:00 p.m.
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
American Use of Propaganda in WW II
William Pringle, Detroit Historical Society: Curatorial Assistant
Wednesday, March 9
10:00 a.m. – Noon
The Music of the Era
Stuart Johnson, Jazz Lecturer and Past Member of the Michigan Jazz
Record Collectors
Wednesday, March 30
10:00 a.m. - Noon
The Air War in Europe
Fred Johnson, Hope College: Professor of History
Hollywood Goes to War
Elliott Wilhelm, Director: DIA’s Detroit Film Theatre Program and
Film Curator
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
1:00-3:00 p.m.
African Americans in the War
Fred Johnson, Hope College: Professor of History
Detroit in the War
Karen Miller, Oakland University: Associate Professor of History