Local News

Federation opens Ukraine Emergency Fund

By Reporter staff

The Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton has opened a Ukraine Emergency Fund with monies going to the Jewish Federations of North America to help meet immediate needs in Ukraine and surrounding countries. The fund will be open through Friday, April 15. There are two way…

TI to hold “Purim and the Jewish Response to Antisemitism” on March 13

Temple Israel will hold the presentation “Fighting for Their Lives: Purim and the Jewish Response to Antisemitism,” featuring Dr. Wendy Love Anderson, on Sunday, March 13, at 10:30 am, on Zoom. To make a reservation and receive the Zoom link, contact Tammy Kunsman at the temple office at…

Film Fest to hold virtual showing of “Here We Are”

By Reporter staff

The Binghamton Jewish Film Fest will hold a virtual showing of the film “Here We Are.” Shelley Hubal, executive director of the Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton, and Dr. Jennifer Gillis, professor of psychology at Binghamton University, who studies autism spectr…

BRAIN welcomes new neighbors to Binghamton

On February 10, the Binghamton Regional Afghan Immigration Network (or BRAIN) traveled to Syracuse to welcome a family it sponsored to Binghamton. “Thank you to everyone who has donated items to furnish their first American home,” said members of the group. “We could not have done this…

TC to hold HIAS Refugee Shabbat on March 4

Temple Concord will take part in a “HIAS Refugee Shabbat,” on Friday, March 4, at 7:30 pm. Now in its fourth year, with hundreds of congregations and thousands of individuals participating, Refugee Shabbat will be an opportunity to raise awareness in local communities, to recognize the w…