SPICE: The Korean War

Thursdays, January 6, 13, 20 and 27 (10:30 a.m.-noon)

Course Summary: The year 2020 marked the 70th Anniversary of the beginning of the Korean War, when on June 25,1950, North Korea invaded South Korea. Often called the Forgotten War, perhaps more appropriately, it should be called the ignored war. This “police action” as it was dubbed in order to avoid a declaration of war, exacerbated the Cold War, delayed recognition of the People’s Republic of China, brought about the desegregation of the Armed Forces of the United States and saved the U.S. Marine Corps. It was also a very bloody war. This course covers the background to the war, and the creation of two Koreas; the conduct of the war, including the initial defeat of the U. S. Forces, the defeat of North Korea, the intervention by forces of the Peoples Republic of China, the U. S. intelligence failure, the Chosin Reservoir, the Bugout, the turnaround under General Matthew B. Ridgway, the defeat of the Chinese, the relief of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, the peace talks, and what has happened to the two Koreas since the war.

Facilitator: Rex Rehfeld has a B.S. from the University of CA and a J.D. from the University of MD. He has lectured on a variety of historical topics in many Lifelong Learning programs around the Baltimore area. Rex served in the Navy in WW II and in the Army during the Korean War and beyond. After leaving the service, Rex served as an investment counselor until his retirement in 2014.

SPICE Policies:
All SPICE courses must be registered for and paid for in their entirety. Due to a new MD sales tax regulation, we are now required to charge 6% sales tax on all courses delivered electronically. Once it is safe to hold our courses in person, we will cease having to collect sales tax.

Until otherwise noted, all SPICE courses for January-June 2022 will be presented on Zoom. If you are unable to attend a session, most SPICE courses will be recorded for your convenience.

SPICE fees are per head, not per household, with a 50% off fee for second registrants within the same household.

A minimum of 15 enrollees per course are required in order to hold the course. If a course must be canceled, those registered will be notified and a SPICE credit will be issued.

Registration Information:
Reservations may be made via email to Sherri Bell, sboxerbell@gmail.com, or by telephone to Sherri Bell, SPICE Chair at 410-303-2483.
Payment may be made in one of three ways:
1. A check may be mailed to: Sherri Bell, 1 Clifton Court, Pikesville, MD 21208
Your check should be made payable to Har Sinai-Oheb Shalom Congregation with SPICE and the course name written on the memo line.
2. You may use a credit card. Please note that the synagogue charges a 3.1% credit card use convenience fee.
3. You may have the course billed to your synagogue account if you are a member.

Thank you for your ongoing support of our SPICE programs. Your patronage allows us to continue to seek out highly reputed facilitators who are able to continue to bring you a breadth of topics to enhance your lifelong learning goals.

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