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Federation held annual allocation meeting

The Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton held its yearly allocation meeting on November 17 to discuss the allocations for its member agencies. “This is always a very thoughtful meeting with many viewpoints shared through open discussion and this year, even on Zoom, was no different,” …

Federation Campaign spotlight: Spotlight on JFNA partners

The last issue of The Reporter featured an article about the Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton’s allocation to the Jewish Federations of North America (view article here). Below is a look at how two of the programs offered by its partners help Jews in different parts of the globe.

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Rabbinical student to serve as TBE Oneonta’s spiritual leader

Third-year rabbinical school student Amelia Wolf is serving as the spiritual leader of Temple Beth El, Oneonta, this year. Wolf is taking part in the Gladstein Fellowship in Entrepreneurial Leadership, a joint project between Jewish Theological Seminary and United Synagogue of Conservative J…

TC to host Hanukkah Film Festival

Temple Concord will partner with Menemsha Films and Chai Flicks to offer its congregation, along with the general Jewish community and friends, a different way to celebrate Hanukkah this year: a film festival. New films will be released for viewing each night of Hanukkah, which begins the ni…

Save the date: Federation to host virtual tour of Auschwitz on January 23

By Reporter staff

The Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton will host a live virtual tour of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp on Sunday, January 23, at 9:30 am. The program is offered in partnership with the Center for Holocaust Education of the East Valley Jewish Community Cente…