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University of London sponsors online Shakespeare authorship course

Ed: Kevin Gilvary, PhD is the author of The Fictional Lives of Shakespeare (Routledge, 2017) and trustee of the  Shakespeare Authorship Trust . by guest correspondent Kevin Gilvary, PhD The world's first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on the Shakespeare Authorship Question will go live on the Coursera platform on  Monday February 19, 2018 . The four-week online course, which is completely free, is written and presented by Dr Ros Barber, lecturer in the English and Comparative Literature department at Goldsmiths, University of London, and Director of Research at the Shakespearean Authorship Trust.  It includes interviews with leading authorship doubters including this writer [Professor William Leahy of Brunel University] and Oscar-winning actor Sir Mark Rylance. Coursera currently has 30-million registered users and is one of the world's leading providers of free online education. Registration is now open at  https://www.coursera.org/le arn/shakespeare

Deepest condolence

Oberons extend deepest condolence to our dear friend Richard Joyrich on the death of his mother, Ida Joyrich, who passed away yesterday. Ida Joyrich, 1931-2018 A remembrance of Mrs. Joyrich can be seen at:  http://www.hebrewmemorial.org/obituaries/Ida-Joyrich/#!/Obituary . A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Feb 4, at Hebrew Memorial Chapel, 26640 Greenfield Rd, Oak Park MI 48237. Those who wish to honor the memory of  Ida Joyrich,  may do so by making a contribution to: GLEANERS P.O. Box 33321, Drawer 43  Detroit, MI 48232-5321   866-GLEANER (453-2637) www.gcfb.org or YAD EZRA 2850 W. 11 Mile, Berkley, MI 48072 248.548.3663    www.yadezra.org or A.C.L.U. action.aclu.org or AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICE 45 West 36th Street New York, NY 10018 212.792.2900 800.889.7146 212.792.2930 ajws@ajws.org