Platform Video: Reflections on the Lunatic Fringe

The following ECS/Bergen Platform address was delivered on Sunday, October 4, 2009, by Dr. Joseph Chuman (introduced by Ed Gross):

Dr. Joseph Chuman: Reflections on the Lunatic Fringe (10/4/2009) from Ethical Culture Society Bergen on Vimeo.

The fracas over health care reform has brought to political life an irrationality that is very disturbing. But it is not new to American history. How are we to explain views that are not only extreme but are disconnected from fact? This address will provide some possible responses.

Platform Video: Child Survivors of the Holocaust

The following ECS/Bergen Platform took place on Sunday, May 17, 2009, and featured Carl Hausman, Goldy Hess, Evelyn Ripp, with moderation from Dr. Joseph Chuman, Leader:

Child Survivors of the Holocaust from Ethical Culture Society Bergen on Vimeo.

Platform Video: Liberty and the Inquiring Mind

The following ECS/Bergen Platform address was delivered on Sunday, May 3, 2009, by Dr. Joseph Chuman, Leader (introduced by Ed Gross, President):

Dr. Joseph Chuman: Liberty and the Inquiring Mind from Ethical Culture Society Bergen on Vimeo.

Platform Video: Visiting Nurse Service & Ethical Culture

The following ECS/Bergen Platform address was delivered on Sunday, April 26, 2009, by Dr. Richard Bernstein (introduced by Dr. Joseph Chuman, Leader):


Dr. Richard Bernstein: Visiting Nurse Service & Ethical Culture from Ethical Culture Society Bergen on Vimeo.

This I Believe: Evan Gross

Bergen Ethical Sunday school graduate and former YES national president Evan Gross spoke at a recent St. Louis Ethical Society Platform. Evan, son of Bergen President Ed Gross and past President Diana Gross, was one of three panelists who addressed the Society on the theme of "This I Believe".

The talk, which was deeply personal, was given on September 27, 2008. It can be heard here (search for "gross").

This I Believe is a popular NPR radio segment, and is based on Edward R. Murrow's 1950's radio program of the same name.