The Temple Israel/Temple Concord Joint Adult Education Group will present a brunch program on Sunday, January 11, at 10 am, at Temple Concord, featuring “Great Jewish Short Stories” read live by Charles Berman, Andy Horowitz, Ben Kasper and Deb Williams, with Steve Gilbert serving as the MC. A voluntary contribution between $5 and $20 is welcome, and reservations are appreciated. To RSVP, contact Temple Concord at 607-723-7355 or Temple Israel at 607-723-7461.
Berman has been involved in local theater for many years and regularly performs with Southern Tier Actors Read. Most recently, he was seen as Tybalt and Friar Laurence in “Romeo and Juliet” at the Phelps Museum and Sir Harcourt Courtly in “London Assurance” with the Summer Savoyards. He regularly writes and performs in comedy murder mysteries for the local musical act Peaches and Crime. He has performed short stories on numerous occasions for the Hungry Ear program at the Broome County Library and said that he is pleased to be participating in this event.
Horowitz is a graduate of Binghamton University and holds an M.B.A. from Syracuse University. He is the artistic director of Galumpha Dance Company, lectures on entrepreneurship and offers choreographic workshops at schools and conservatories on a global stage. Horowitz is the co-winner of the Edinburgh Festival’s Critics Choice Award and the Moers International Comedy Arts prize. He was the 2007 recipient of the Broome County Heart of the Arts award. He is also an artist-in-residence of Binghamton University’s Department of Theatre.
Kasper taught at SUNY Broome for more than 30 years. He was on the board of the Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton and is a trustee at Temple Israel. He is on the committee that selects films for the annual Jewish film fest. Kasper also serves on the board of The Reporter.
Williams and her husband, Gil, have been selling used books online for more than 25 years. She is an amateur actor and enjoys directing Temple Concord’s Purim spiel each year, as well as organizing the synagogue’s November Artisan Marketplace. She is a member of Binghamton’s Shakespeare Dramatic Club.
“Looking forward to seeing you on January 11!” said organizers of the event.