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Hand in Hand Co-Founder Lee Gordon to Speak in Ithaca on Sept. 22-23 Memorial Service at Holocaust Memorial Monument to Be Held September 20-26, 2019 Published by the Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton Volume XLVIII, Number 38 BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK Memorial service at Holocaust Memorial Monument to be held on Oct. 6 By Arieh Ullmann project of the Get Together Club. The proj- individuals who had perished without a Area rabbis will lead a memorial service ect came about in response to a comment marked grave. They were remembered on Sunday, October 6, at 10:30 am, at the of a member’s husband who bemoaned by prayers recited at the unveiling of the Holocaust Memorial Monument in the the fact that his parents, who perished in monument by the rabbis, followed by one Temple Israel Cemetery on Conklin Avenue the Holocaust, had no grave and thus he of the survivors reading the names written in Conklin. had no place to say Kaddish. More than on the scrolls. The memorial stone – which was orig- 250 names were inscribed and placed in Arieh Ullmann is a former past presi- inally dedicated on Sunday, November 9, a copper box that was buried at the foot dent of the Jewish Federation of Greater 1952 – is one of the earliest acknowledg- of the monument. It listed the names of Binghamton. ments in the United States of the Holocaust. It is also one of the few memorial stones of its kind in the United States to contain the Piaker Memorial Lecture names of loved ones lost to Nazism. The service will continue a tradition of holding a ceremony at the memorial on the Sunday between Rosh Hashanah to be held on Sept. 23 and Yom Kippur. After the memorial’s Last minute reservations are still being and the Jewish Com- original dedication, the tradition lasted accepted for the annual Piaker Memorial munity Center. The for about 20 years; it then resumed Lecture tendered by Chabad to be held on event is open to the several years ago, following a long hi- The Holocaust Memorial Monument in the Monday, September 23, at 7:15 pm, at the community free of atus. It was the spontaneous reaction to Temple Israel Cemetery on Conklin Avenue Jewish Community Center in Vestal. The charge, but reserva- Professor Rhonda Levine’s talk about in Conklin. evening, titled “One People, One Heart,” tions are necessary the Get Together Club at the Federa- will feature guest speaker Rabbi Joseph and can be made tion’s Super Sunday. The club was a of cattle dealers – who had resettled in Telushkin, who will address “five lessons at www.jewishbu. social and philanthropic group formed the Southern Tier after fleeing Nazism. from the Rebbe that can change your life com/piaker or by in 1948 by 13 German speaking Jewish The placement of a memorial stone was today.” The evening is co-sponsored by the calling Chabad at women – mainly rural women and wives considered to be the “most ambitious” Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton 797-0015. A dessert reception and book Rabbi Joseph signing will follow Telushkin Women’s League for Chabad to hold the lecture. Telushkin is the author of 16 books on Judaism. In 2014, Telushkin released “Reb- be: The Life and Teachings of Menachem annual Salute to Jewish Womanhood M. Schneerson, the Most Influential Rabbi The Women’s League for Chabad will active duty in the Middle East such as a giant menorah in Modern History,” which appeared on all hold its annual Salute to Jewish Woman- supporting Operation Endur- lighting ceremony in none the major bestseller lists, including The New hood program on Sunday, October 6, at ing Freedom/Operation Iraqi other than Saddam’s palace, York Times Best Seller list, The Wall Street 12:30 pm. The program will begin with Freedom from January-August and how she and her husband Journal and Publishers Weekly. a buffet lunch and will feature Lieutenant 2003. She was activated once were the only rabbi and wife Telushkin tours the United States as a Commander Laurie Lans who will speak again to full time service and to be sent to Afghanistan,” lecturer on Jewish topics, and he has been on “Live from Sadam Hussein’s Palace: joined the ground forces in said organizers of the event. named by Talk Magazine as one of the 50 What’s a nice Jewish girl doing in a place Iraq from September 2005 to “She’ll also speak about the best speakers in the United States. He has like that?!” September 2006, and most steps she took to honor the been on the Newsweek list of the 50 most “When you meet Lans you don’t even recently served in Afghanistan Sabbath and keep kosher. She influential rabbis in America since 1997. think of using the ‘What’s a nice Jewish girl from June 2010 to June 2011. describes amazing people He wrote the episode “Bar Mitzvah” on the doing in a place like this’ line to characterize She and her husband – who is Laurie Lans she met along the way in television show “Touched by an Angel,” this Jewish military officer’s unique time an active duty chaplain – are both Iraq and Afghanistan, guest-starring Kirk Douglas.Telushkin was serving our nation’s military in both Iraq currently stationed at Fort Benning, GA. Jews from around the world who were ordained at Yeshiva University in New and Afghanistan,” warned Rivky Slonim, Lans speaks internationally on her ex- just as surprised to see her as she was York, and pursued graduate studies in only half jokingly. “She’s not a girl and she periences. While stationed in war zones, to meet them.” history at Columbia University. He resides doesn’t like clichés.” she upheld her duties not only militarily, In a recent interview Lans stated, “I’m in New York City with his wife, Dvorah As a lieutenant commander in the Unit- but also as a Jew despite the obstacles she grateful to God for giving me the oppor- Menashe Telushkin. They are the parents ed States Navy Reserve, Lans served on faced. “She tells stirring stories of events, See “Salute” on page 3 of four children. Hand in Hand co-founder Lee Gordon to speak in Ithaca on Sept. 22-23 The Ithaca Area United Jewish Com- open to the public and will be in and more than 1,850 Jewish involvement in the peace movement in munity, in cooperation with Congregation the Taughannock Falls Room, and Arab students attending, Israel, as well as Jewish-Arab and Israe- Tikkun v’Or, will host Lee Gordon for a Ithaca College Campus Center, and is making a growing im- li-Palestinian dialogue work, propelled presentation on Sunday, September 22, at 201 Egbert Hall. pact in Israel for Jewish-Arab him to establish Hand in Hand and, in 7 pm, at Tikkun v’Or, 2550 Triphammer Gordon is co-founder of partnership and coexistence. 1999, to create American Friends of Rd., Lansing. The event is free and open Hand in Hand: Center for Jew- Gordon is a native of Hand in Hand, a non-profit American or- to the public. ish-Arab Education in Israel, an Portland, OR, and lived for ganization supporting the organization’s The following day, Monday, Septem- Israeli non-profit organization 20 years in Israel, where he work in Israel, of which Gordon serves ber 23, Gordon will speak to students at that has created a network of received a master’s degree as executive director. Lehman Alternative Community School in integrated public schools serv- in social work from Hebrew For information about Hand in Hand Lee Gordon the morning, and then make another public ing Arab and Jewish children. University and graduated from schools, visit to https://handinhandk12.org/. appearance, hosted by Ithaca College Hillel, Starting with just 50 students in the Mandel Institute’s School For further information about the Ithaca at noon. The Ithaca College presentation is 1998, Hand in Hand now has six campuses for Educational Leadership. His years of visit, write to [email protected]. INSIDE THIS ISSUE High Holidays IDF submariners MN shul destroyed Special Sections Area synagogues announce IDF Navy personnel offer a A 120-year-old synagogue in Book Review .................................... 2 their High Holiday services and glimpse into training for advanced Duluth, MN, was destroyed in a Legal Notices ................................... 4 celebrations. submarine warfare. fire. Prepare for Rosh Hashanah ......... 5-8 ........................................Page 6 ........................................Page 9 ...................................... Page 12 Classifieds ..................................... 12 Page 2 - The Reporter September 20-26, 2019 Off the Shelf Coming of age – part one RABBI RACHEL ESSERMAN When I was a teenager, few books were published for by my alma mater if I applied today. The level of this parents know their sons are attracted to men: that’s not the that age group, except for unappealing romance novels, and competition became even more clear when reading Laura problem. The problem – at least for Ariel – is finding time even fewer of those contained Jewish characters. I quickly Silverman’s “You Asked for Perfect”(Sourcebooks Fire). for a social life. He’s not getting enough sleep as it is, which moved to adult books that featured more serious themes. As Ariel Stone, who is in his senior year of high school and is having an impact on his attention span and his ability an older adult, I find myself fascinated by the large number on his way to being valedictorian of his class, sounds like to cope. Something may have to give, but the question is of books written explicitly for teenagers, which are now the perfect teenager, at least according to the resume he’s whether that will be school, his personal life or his health.
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