Thank-you to Dr. David Meola of UBC(O) for his interesting lecture given to OJC on the topic of “Emancipation and Reformation in Germany in the early 1800’s.” Dr. Meola is currently a visiting professor in the Department of Language and World Literatures at UBC(O). His lecture was an example of academic research at a university level in the area of Judaic Studies. This was certainly a “first” for OJC, and particularly exciting since it involved local UBC(O) input.