College of Jewish Studies Program Fall 2017

September 22-28, 2017 Published by the Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton Volume XLVI, Number 38 BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK College of Jewish Studies Program fall 2017: “Divided by Victory: The Legacy of the Six-Day War” The Six-Day War has been called “one The fall 2017 program of the College of on Jewish history and contemporary Jewish and the Significance of 1948.” Libman is of the most significant events in modern Jewish Studies will focus on aspects of the life. He has been widely cited in the media a literary scholar and cultural historian Israeli history.” As a result of the Israeli legacy of the Six-Day War 50 years later. and on three occasions has been named to specializing in the literature and cultural victory, Jews were in control of Jerusalem The first lecture in the College of Jewish the Forward’s list of the 50 most influential history of the kibbutz and Socialist-Zi- for the first time in 2,000 years and Israel Studies Fall program, “Divided by Victory: Jews in the United States. onism. She was recently a recipient of took control over more land than most peo- The Legacy of the Six-Day War” will be On Thursday, November 2, Lior Lib- the Frankel Institute of Advanced Judaic ple thought possible. However, the initial held on Thursday, October 26, when Steven man, assistant professor and associate Studies faculty fellowship to work on her euphoria of the victory ultimately led to Bayme, director of the William Petschek director of the Center for Israel Studies project “Jews in Harness: The Socialist-Zi- basic divisions that have fragmented Israeli Contemporary Jewish Life Department of at Binghamton University will speak on onist Labor Movement and Hasidism.” society and Diaspora Jews over a host of the American Jewish Committee will speak “Between the Seventh Day and ‘The Move- The final lecture in the program will be on concerns, including issues of land and/or on “The Six-Day War Remembered 50 ment for Greater Israel’: The Aftermath of Thursday, November 9, when Assaf Harel peace, and occupation and/or democracy. Years Later.” Bayme has published work 1967 in the Kibbutz and Labor Movements will speak on “Jewish Settlers Today: From Religious Zionism to Religious Post-Zion- ism.” Harel is an assistant professor of Israel Sukkot across Greater Binghamton Studies at Binghamton University. He is a socio-cultural and visual anthropologist There will be a progressive Sukkot “said organizers of the event. “Enjoy the schedule for visits will be: who conducted ethnographic fieldwork Community Nosh and Shmooze held on congregational sukkot, their decorations, 2 pm – Temple Israel with Aaron among Israeli settlers and Palestinians in Sunday, October 8, beginning at 2 pm. The sitting in the sukkah and shaking the lulav 3 pm – Beth David Synagogue with the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. His event is sponsored by Temple Concord, and etrog.” Joseph work examines relations between Jewish Temple Israel, Beth David Synagogue and There will be seven species (shivat 3:45 pm – Temple Concord with Abra- Messianism and settlement practices. Hillel at Binghamton. minim) noshes at each sukkah and par- ham and Sarah The College of Jewish Studies programs “Join us as we journey from sukkah to ticipants will have the opportunity to The event is part of Sukkot Across are open to the entire community; general sukkah for discussion, food and schmoozing explore one of the “biblical guests” who America, a program of the National Jewish admission is $8 per lecture, or $20 for all in the sukkot of the three congregations, are invited to the sukkah each night. The Outreach Program. See “Studies” on page 5 Jewish Federation International Film fest “On the Map” on Sept. 24 “Walk on Water” on Oct. 1 By Reporter staff refused to play Israel’s team. The Jewish Federation of Greater (“The Edukators”) The Jewish Federation of Greater Bing- Ben Kasper, a member of the Film Binghamton’s 2017 Jewish International and Caroline Peters, hamton’s 2017 Jewish International Film Selection Committee, called the film “a Film Fest will continue with the film and was directed by Fest will feature the film “On the Map” on glorious story about “Walk on Water,” an Eytan Fox (“Yossi Sunday, September 24, at 7 pm at the Jewish overcoming enor- Community members are Israeli-made dramatic and Jagger,” “The Community Center, 500 Clubhouse Rd., mous odds. ...The thriller, on Sunday, Bubble”), New Vestal. Tickets will cost $10. To purchase film not only captures welcome to bring their own October 1, at 7 pm, at York-born Israeli tickets in advance or for more information, the recruitment and chair if they wish, and the the Jewish Communi- director. It features call 724-2332. training of the team, Federation has offered to ty Center, 500 Club- a screenplay by Gal Following the screening, a discussion of but also recounts house Rd., Vestal. Uchovsky. the film will be led by Joel Thirer, a professor the dangerous events store these chairs from film Tickets will cost $10. In the film, Ash- in the Department of Health and Wellness confronting Israel.” to film. To purchase tickets in Jonathan Karp kenazi stars as Eyal, Studies in the Decker School of Nursing He concluded, “This advance or for more a Mossad agent and at Binghamton University. He received his is an inspiring, uplifting movie about the information, call 724-2332. the son of Holocaust survivors. Berger and Ph.D. from Florida State University, and his heroic efforts of a people, despite the Following the screening, a discussion of Peters play German siblings Axel and Pia academic specialization is in the psychology adversity.” the film will be led by Jonathan Karp, asso- Himmelman, who are the grandchildren of an of sport and exercise. The film has a running time of 85 min- ciate professor, History and Judaic Studies infamous Nazi, Alfred Himmelman. Howev- A documentary written, produced and utes, and is in English, with some Hebrew Departments, at Binghamton University. er, Pia lives on a kibbutz after falling in love directed by Dani Menken (“39 Pounds of presented with subtitles. “Walk on Water” stars Lior Ashkenazi with an Israeli man, while Axel is a happy Love”), “On the Map” chronicles the story See “Map” on page 11 (“Late Marriage,” “Footnote”), Knut Berger See “Walk” on page 11 of the Maccabi Tel Aviv’s 1977 European Championship, a basketball tournament in which the Israeli team overcame several other nations’ teams as the underdog. The Happy High Holidays victory for Israel followed a period of strife for the nation, including the 1972 Olympic massacre at Munich, the Yom Kippur War in 1973 and the 1976 hijacking of an Air France flight from Tel Aviv. “‘On the Map’ Temple Concord Religious presents, through the of lens of sports, a School students have been much broader story of how one team cap- learning and preparing tured the heart of a nation amidst domestic for Rosh Hashanah. The turmoil and the global machinations of the students learned about Cold War,” noted filmmakers. and practiced blowing the In order to win, Maccabi Tel Aviv had to shofar. overcome the challenge of beating several top teams, including teams from Spain, Italy and the Soviet Union. In particular was CSKA Moscow, often referred to as “Red Army,” which in the past had continually INSIDE THIS ISSUE Yom Kippur Technion in NYC Rocking classical music Special Sections A look at the power of words; a Cornell U. and Israel’s Technion Israeli-born cellist Maya Beiser Legal Notices ................................... 4 holiday tradition in Amsterdam; open their joint graduate-level wants to make classical music Book Review .................................... 4 area services; and more. high tech campus in New York City. rock like Janis Joplin’s songs. Health Greetings ....................... 5, 6-9 ...........................Pages 2, 7, 8, 10 ........................................Page 5 ........................................Page 9 Classifieds ..................................... 12 Page 2 - The Reporter September 22-28, 2017 Opinion Yom Kippur is a reminder of the awesome, and awful, power of words By Rabbi Joyce Newmark and uncomfortable – and in early September it would be why he didn’t like the rabbi; perhaps even he didn’t (JTA) – For nearly 50 years, my father had a best friend hot and humid. They decided not to attend the wedding. know. But there was no doubt that he didn’t like the named Al. They grew up in the same neighborhood in Nine months later, Al was dead of lung cancer and rabbi. So, no matter what the rabbi did, this man had Brooklyn, and after returning from the service in World my father finally flew to New York to be a pallbearer at something nasty to say about it – often and to whom- War II, they each married and moved to the same Long the funeral. ever would listen. Island town and opened related businesses. Like many men of his generation, my father wasn’t One year, as the High Holidays approached, the man They were closer than brothers. In fact, when my brother one to talk about his feelings, but from the day Al died he realized that his nasty gossip was a terrible sin, so he and I were growing up, our parents’ wills named Al and his insisted that when you were invited to a simcha you must went to the rabbi’s office to ask for forgiveness. The wife, rather than any relatives, as the people who would go, no matter the circumstances. Still, it was too late to rabbi said, “Of course, I’ll forgive you, but first you become our guardians should that become necessary. repair what had been broken.

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