By Reporter staff

The Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton sponsored a two-hour virtual tour of the Auschwitz concentration camp for the sophomore class at Susquehanna Valley High School on April 29. The tour was part of the Federation’s security outreach, which seeks to educate the local community about Judaism, antisemitism and the Holocaust. The class also read “Night” by Elie Wiesel. The tour sought to enhance students’ understanding of the Holocaust. Approximately 100 student...

By Reporter staff

Bill Simons won second place in the Syracuse Press Club awards’ Print/Digital News: Non-Daily or Special Interest: Sports Story for his three-part series “Yentl at the Bat.” The articles look at three women’s connection to baseball: filmmaker Aviva Kempner, biographer Jane Leavy and sports scholar Rebecca Alpert. (Simon’s columns can be found at Jewish Baseball Players: Yentl at the bat pt I: Jewish women & baseball, Jewish Baseball Players: Yentl at the Bat, Part...

By Reporter staff

The Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton will hold a Security Tabletop event on Tuesday, May 21. All local Jewish organizations have been invited to send leadership to represent their institution. “This event will be by invitation only,” said Shelley Hubal, executive director of the Federation. “It is open to organizations affiliated with the Jewish Federation and their public safety partners. Due to space considerations, only one or two people will be invited from...

The Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton is collecting information for its 2023-24 calendar. Dates for meetings, events and communitywide celebrations are due by Friday, May 31, and should be e-mailed to Executive Director Shelley Hubal at director@jfgb.org. The Federation will collate the dates and make certain there are no conflicts. 
“Sima Auerbach, former Federation director, started coordinating the community calendar many years ago,” said Hubal. “We are a small, but active com...