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Book Club meeting update

The Morning Book Club will meet in the Temple Concord library and on Zoom on Wednesday, May 4, at 10:30 am. The book to be discussed will be “A Place at the Table” by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan, a middle grade children’s novel about two families of first generation immigrants in Am…

Hillel Journal and Journal brunch

Hillel Academy of Broome County will hold its annual Journal Brunch on Sunday, May 22, from 11 am-3 pm. The event will be held outdoors at Temple Israel. Diane Stento from Danielle House will be honored with the Theodore Sommer Community Service Award and Brian Savitch will receive the A.M. …

Federation to hold virtual Yom Hashoah event on April 26

By Reporter staff

The Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton will hold a virtual Yom Hashoah event on Tuesday, April 26, at 7 pm. The virtual event will include a live Zoom session with Holocaust survivor Aliza Erber, who will also offer a Q&A session. In addition, the event will feature …

TI held Klezmer Concert for Ukraine

By Howard Warner

Temple Israel held a Concert for Ukraine featuring the band Klezmer Local 42, of Athens, GA, on April 3. About 100 people attended the event in person and on Zoom. It included a silent auction, a bake sale, refreshments and dancing. The event was sponsored by the Rozen Foun…

Federation and PJ Library help families celebrate Passover

By Reporter staff

Shelley Hubal, executive director of the Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton, sees value in the PJ Library program. “Reading age-appropriate Jewish books is a great way for parents to get their children interested in their Jewish roots,” she said. “Through the PJ…