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Federation year in review 2024

By Reporter staff

The Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton held or co-sponsored more than 20 in-person and virtual events during 2024. “This has been another robust year of programming,” said Shelley Hubal, executive director of the Federation. “Events ranged from commemorations of…

Federation to sponsor community hockey event on Jan. 18

By Reporter staff

The Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton will sponsor a community hockey event at a Binghamton Black Bears game at the Visions Veterans Memorial Arena, 1 Stuart St., Binghamton, on Saturday, January 18, at 7 pm. Tickets will be available at the discounted rate of $9. Th…

Visions FCU makes donation to Federation

By Reporter staff

The Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton announced that it has received a donation of more than $800 from Visions Federal Credit Union. The gift will help fund Jewish Family Service’s We Remember You program and The Reporter. 

“Visions is a staple of generosity in…

The Reporter matches matching grant

By Reporter staff

The Reporter announced that it matched its $5,000 matching grant from the David and Virginia Eisenberg Fund. The Reporter raised more than $8,700.

“We were thrilled to receive a matching grant again this year,” said Rabbi Rachel Esserman, executive editor of The Repor…

The Reporter to publish bimonthly

By Reporter staff 

The Reporter announced that it will now be publishing bimonthly. Issues will appear on the second and fourth Friday of each month. This change means there will be 24 issues a year, rather than 26. It also means that when there are five Fridays in a month, there will be t…