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April 28-May 4, 2017 Published by the Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton Volume XLVI, Number 17 BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK “All the Rivers” reading Yom Ha’atzmaut on May 4 at Cornell U. celebration on May 2 The Cornell Department thor of “Persian Brides” and A Yom Ha’atzmaut celebration of Near Eastern Studies and “Strand of a Thousand Pearls,” will be held on Tuesday, May 2, Jewish Studies Program will will speak about and read ex- from 3-7 pm, in Newing Field on the present “All the Rivers” by Dorit cerpts of her new novel “All Binghamton University campus. Free Rabinyan on Thursday, May the Rivers” (also known as refreshments will be available and the 4, in White Hall 106, Cornell “Borderlife”). “All the Rivers” community is invited to attend. The University, Ithaca. A reading has been called “a frank and event will include live entertainment, in Hebrew will be held at 3 pm, tender depiction” of a taboo prizes and giveaways. Binghamton University a cappella group Kaskeset with a reading in English at 5 relationship that raises ques- “Celebrate 69 years of Israeli inde- sang “Jerusalem” at Hillel at Binghamton’s Yom pm. The event will be free and tions about “the convergences pendence in style,” said organizations Ha’atzmaut 2015 celebration. open to the public. of homeland and exile, border- of the event. “Come enjoy Israel through a lens of coexistence and diversity. This is Rabinyan, bestselling au- Dorit Rabinyan lines and destinies.” an event you won t want to miss!” Cathy Valenchik and Dr. Chaim Joy named this year’s Beth David honorees By Paula Rubin with donations accepted: gold, for $375, bers at Beth David since July 1995. Before in Sayre. Knowing that they both wanted an Beth David Synagogue will host its which will include two dinners; silver, coming to Binghamton, Joy completed a Orthodox environment where they felt most annual dinner on Sunday, May 21, at the for $275, which will include two dinners; fellowship at the University of Pittsburg comfortable, they settled on Binghamton synagogue, 39 Riverside Dr., Bingham- and bronze, for $175, which will include after spending five years in Baltimore. and Beth David Synagogue. ton. The event will begin at 3 pm with one dinner. While studying different areas where he Anyone who did not receive an invitation cocktails, and the dinner will follow at This year’s honorees are Cathy Valenchik might like to practice, he interviewed for a but would like one can call the synagogue 3:30 pm. The cost will be $50 per person, and Dr. Chaim Joy, they have been mem- position in radiology at the Guthrie Clinic office at 722-1793. CJS series on “The Great War: A Turning Point for World Jewry?” May 4: Impact of WWI on May 11: WWI and Jewish Ottoman Jewry security On the 100th Izmir: A Modern History.” Drawing on The second lec- of Directors of the Association of Jewish anniversary of the previously unexplored Ladino archival ture in the College Studies; a member of the Commission on U.S. entry into material, the book aims to shed light on of Jewish Studies Polish-Jewish Relations of the Carnegie World War I, the “a long overlooked” community while, at Spring program Commission on Ethics and International spring 2017 series the same time, arguing for the existence “The Great War: Affairs; and a member of the International of College of Jewish of “a distinct Sephardi encounter with the A Turning Point Advisory Board of the Simon-Dubnow Studies courses will modern age.” for World Jewry?” Institut, Leipzig. He is the author of seven focus on the impact Her publications include “Mobilizing the will be held on books and more than 75 articles on nu- of the war on world Juderia in Service of the City: Shifting Per- Thursday, May 11, merous aspects of modern Jewish political Jewry. The first of spectives on Poverty Among the Jews of late at 7:30 pm, at the and intellectual history. His most recent the three programs Ottoman Izmir” in the International Journal Jewish Community works include “Zionism: A Short History Dina Danon in the upcoming of Turkish Studies, “Abraham Danon, la vie David Engel Center, 500 Club- of a Big Idea,” “Historians of the Jews and series “The Great d’un maskil ottoman, 1857-1925,” in the house Rd., Vestal. the Holocaust” and “The Assassination of War: A Turning Point for World Jewry?” edited book “Itinéraires Sépharades,” and The guest speaker will be David Engel, Symon Petliura and the Trial of Scholem will be held on Thursday, May 4, at 7:30 multiple encyclopedia articles on Sephardi Greenberg Professor of Holocaust Studies, Schwarzbard.” He is the recipient of the pm, at the Jewish Community Center, 500 Jewry, as well as scholarly translations of professor and chairman of Hebrew and Golden Dozen Award for Excellence in Clubhouse Rd., Vestal. Ladino texts. Danon’s teaching interests Judaic studies, and professor of history at Undergraduate Teaching at New York Un- The guest speaker will be Dina Danon, span the range of Jewish history, with a New York University. The title of his talk viersity and outstanding lecturer, Faculty of assistant professor of Judaic studies at particular focus on the Sephardi and Mizrahi is “Making the World Safe for Jews: World Humanities, at Tel Aviv University. Binghamton University. The title of her talk communities of the Mediterranean. War I and the Problem of Jewish Security.” The College of Jewish Studies programs is “The End of Empire: World War I and its The College of Jewish Studies programs Engel is considered a leading historian are open to the entire community; general Impact on the Eastern Sephardi Diaspora.” are open to the entire community; general of Holocaust studies and modern Jewish admission costs $8 per lecture, or $14 for Danon will provide an overview of the admission costs $8 per lecture, or $14 for history and the history of the Jews in Eastern both lectures; senior admission costs $5 per impact of World War I on Ottoman Jewry. both lectures; senior admission costs $5 per Europe. He is a member of the Academic lecture or $8 for both lectures. Students are Danon’s primary research interests are lecture or $8 for both lectures. Students are Committee of the United States Holocaust welcome to attend at no charge. Individual the Sephardi communities of the eastern welcome to attend at no charge. Individual Memorial Museum; a fellow of Diaspora sponsorship is available and donations are Mediterranean. Her doctoral dissertation, sponsorship is available and donations are Research Institute, Tel Aviv University; a always welcomed. Individual sponsorship “The Transformation of the Jewish Commu- See “Ottoman” on page 7 member of and has served on the Board of $100 includes admission to both the fall nity of Izmir, 1847-1918,” was a recipient and spring programs. For more information of the Maurice and Marilyn Cohen Doctoral on how to become an individual sponsor or Dissertation Fellowship from the Founda- May 18 program canceled to make a donation, e-mail bingcjs@gmail. tion for Jewish Culture. She is currently at The final program in the College of Jewish Studies Spring series “The Great War: A com. The College of Jewish Studies is a work on a book manuscript based on her Turning Point for World Jewry?,” scheduled for Thursday, May 18, has been canceled. 501(c)(3)non-profit organization. doctoral dissertation, titled “The Jews of See “Security” on page 7 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Classes in the community Talks around town News in brief... Special Sections The spring JLI course will explore BD will have talks on its connection The Trump administration intends Book Review .................................... 2 the Six-Day War; a Taste of to BU and Tasmania’s Jews; a book to up aid to the Palestinians; U.S. Legal Notices ................................... 4 Judaism at TC; jewelry at the JCC. talk at TC Sisterhood Sabbath. antisemitism rises; and more. Personal and Business Services ..... 5 .............................. Pages 3 and 7 ........................................Page 3 ....................................Pages 7-8 Classifieds ....................................... 8 Page 2 - The Reporter April 28-May 4, 2017 Off the Shelf The golem – past and present RABBI RACHEL ESSERMAN Is the golem a soulless, unthinking monster or an in- golem became attached to one specific rabbi: the real life telligent being craving human connection? Stories about Rabbi Judah Loew, also known as the Maharal of Prague, “The Golem of Prague” this powerful creature created out of mud and brought to who lived in 17th century. life by magic have appeared for centuries. Some of these Barzilai looks to popular culture – the golem as por- The story of the go- writings are concerned only with relating an exciting tale, trayed in books, films, comic books, newspapers, etc. – to lem continues to fasci- while others take a more ideological outlook – teaching show how the creature has come to represent the chaos of nate writers and artists. lessons about human arrogance and pride. In her “Golem: contemporary warfare. The specifics of this representation The recent “The Golem Modern Wars and Monsters” (New York University Press), have changed throughout time due to the technological of Prague” – story Maya Barzilai, an assistant professor of Hebrew literature advances that occurred during the 20th century: “While by Irène Cohen-Janca and Jewish culture at the University of Michigan, explores the figure’s clay substance linked it metonymically to the with art by Maurizio why stories and films about the golem grew in popularity in mud of the trenches during World War I, more broadly and A. C. Quarello (An- the 20th and 21st centuries. Focusing on tales that examine metaphorically, the golem lent itself well to wartime and nick Press) – is aimed the creature in light of increasingly violent technological postwar depictions of violence and injury associated with at the tween audience, warfare, Barzilai discusses how the golem has been por- technological power.

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