Features

Off the Shelf: A lost community

By Rabbi Rachel Esserman

When, in 2015, Michael Frank arrived last minute to a lecture being held at the Casa Italiana, the home of New York University’s Department of Italian Studies, it’s doubtful that he knew how occupying the only available seat remaining would change his life. It …

Off The Shelf: Novels for teens and tweens (and some adults)

By Rabbi Rachel Esserman

Sometimes I think that someone sneaks into the room where I keep my review copies and adds more to the book piles without my knowledge. OK, I can’t blame gremlins: it’s my own fault that I find it difficult to resist any book that sounds fun, interesting or int…

50th Anniversary: "Stones"

By Marc S. Goldberg

I arrived to edit The Reporter in 1981, right out of journalism school, with fresh ideals and ideas on how to grow the newspaper.

Three milestones stand out when I think back over my 19 years editing The Reporter: changing the style and tone of the newspaper, creating a…

50th Anniversary: "Jewish–community–newspaper"

By Judith S. Huober

Jewish. Community. Newspaper: My recollections of my tenure at The Reporter involve progress and struggle in these areas, which together combine to describe our mission and our very identity. Indeed, I recall much progress, and much struggle, in what was in some ways a t…

50th Anniversary: "The Reporter connected me to a new Jewish community"

By Rebecca Goldstein Kahn

I had only lived in Binghamton less than a year when I was hired as the executive editor of The Reporter. Even though my tenure lasted a little more than two years, it had a far greater impact in my life than one would expect from such a short period of time. Worki…