The Temple Israel/Temple Concord Joint Adult Education Group will present a brunch program on Sunday, October 25, at 10 am, at Temple Concord, featuring readings read by Andy Horowitz. A voluntary contribution between $5 and $20 is welcome, and reservations are requested by calling Temple Concord at 607-723-7355 or Temple Israel at 607-723-7461.

Horowitz, a dancer and actor, has performed his choreographic works at more than 2,000 venues in 30 countries, including London’s Southbank Center, ...

The Binghamton Holocaust Memory Group will host a talk by author Edwin Black on Monday, October 5, at 6:30 pm, at the Jewish Community Center. Black will discuss “How Thomas J. Watson and IBM Co-Planned and Organized the Holocaust.” (See page 2 of this current issue for Black’s introduction on his talk.) The program is free and open to the public. RSVPs are requested and available here.
Black’s books include “IBM and the Holocaust,” “Nazi Nexus” and “War Against the Weak.” In 2024, he was nam...

This year’s Rabbi Moses Margolis Lecture at Binghamton University will be presented by Dr. Rebecca Kobrin, Russell and Bettina Knap Associate Professor of American Jewish History at Columbia University. Her talk on “East European Jewish Immigrants and American Banking, 1873-1930” will take place on Thursday, October 22, at 7 pm, in Room AM 189 of the Admissions Center Building on the Binghamton University campus. It is free and open to the general public. A limited number of free parking spac...

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The Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton and Hillel at Binghamton will hold an Oct. 7 commemoration event on Wednesday, October 7, at the Old Union Hall at Binghamton University. From 4-7 pm, the exhibit “10/7: Human Stories” will be open for viewing. At 7 pm, there will be a commemorative ceremony and speaker. The commemoration is co-sponsored by the Binghamton University Zionist Organization, Chabad at Binghamton, Hillel at Binghamton and the Jewish Federation. The eve...

The community is invited to the annual Pauline and Philip M. Piaker Memorial Lecture to be held on Thursday, October 29, at 7 pm, at the Chabad Center in Vestal. The guest speaker will be Henry Abramson, Ph.D., the dean of Lander College for Men, Touro University and a specialist in Jewish history and thought. He will present on “American Jews, Meet History; The National Experiment at 250.” A Q-and-A session and book signing will follow his presentation. Refreshments will be served. There is ...