JFS Prepares for We Remember You 2018 Federation Organizes a “Joy of Being Jewish” Celebration
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August 24-30, 2018 Published by the Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton Volume XLVII, Number 34 BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK Federation organizes a “Joy of Being Jewish” celebration By Reporter staff Federation. “He thought it was import- strongly believes we are one community, Sunday, October 7 – Federation dinner The Jewish Federation of Greater ant for us to gather together under the and being together and working together and film 5:30 pm Binghamton has organized a “Joy of mantle of being Jewish and celebrate will ensure our future. So come, enjoy, Sunday, October 14 – TC-TI Scholar in Being Jewish” celebration during Sep- who we are and what this unique com- volunteer and celebrate ‘The Joy of Residence lecture 10:30 am tember and October. The celebration aims munity is all about.” Being Jewish.’” Sunday, October 21 – Super Sunday to place a spotlight on events offered by Auerbach added, “It took some time Events in “The Joy of Being Jewish” and Yasher Koach awards 10 am a variety of local Jewish organizations to figure out how to do it, but this past celebration include: Thursday, October 25 – Chabad Mega and synagogues. spring. the concept of ‘The Joy of Being Friday, September 14 – A Day of Caring Challah Bake at 7 pm “When Howard Warner became Jewish’ was born. It is not a one day event, with United Way Sunday, October 28 – Salute to Jewish president of the Federation, one of his but an accumulation of events initiated Saturday, September 15 – Beth David Women film goals was to restore the Jewish Ethnic by individual organizations or organiza- lunch and lecture More detailed information about the Festival in some fashion,” said Sima tions working together highlighted and Sunday, September 16 – Pauline and events will appear in future issues of The Auerbach, executive director of the promoted by the Federation. Howard Philip Piaker Memorial Lecture at 9:30 am Reporter. CJS announces fall 2018 programs on “The Legacy of the Turbulent Sixties: Jews and Social Justice” The College of Jewish Studies an- the campus protests at Columbia University of the New Left’s Founding Manifesto.” dinating Committee, as well as in the Free nounced that its fall 2018 schedule will in April 1968, he was labeled by the press Mickey worked as a researcher in biology at Speech and anti-Vietnam war movements, take place on two Thursdays in October. at the time as a symbol of student radicals. the University of Michigan and University American Jews pressed for a social reform This year’s series is titled “The Legacy On October 25, Dick and Mickey of California, Santa Barbara, and, among agenda that valued ‘participatory democra- of the Turbulent Sixties: Jews and Social Flacks will speak on “Making History/ other endeavors, as a freelance Yiddish cy’ and rejected institutionalized power.” Justice.” The programs will focus on the Making Blintzes: How Two Red Diaper translator. She’s co-editor of “Children of Organizers continued, “Although less legacy of the 1960s in the United States Babies Found Each Other and Discovered a Vanished World.” than 3 percent of the total population of and Jewish involvement in the history of America.” The Flacks were among those “The 1960s was an era of major polit- the time and around 10 percent of college the time. All lectures will begin at 7:30 in Port Huron in 1962 who helped write ical and cultural change on a world scale. students, Jews were disproportionately pm at the Jewish Community Center, 500 the founding statement of Students for Movements for social justice, whether it represented among student leaders and Clubhouse Rd., Vestal. a Democratic Society. Dick is professor be civil rights or women’s rights, anti-war rank and file activists for social justice. For On Thursday, October 11, Mark Rudd of sociology, emeritus, at the University movements or workers’ rights movements, example, of the more than 50 individuals will speak on “Why Were There So Many of California, Santa Barbara. Among his sprang up in numerous regions of the globe,” who gathered in Port Huron, MI, in June Jews in SDS? Reflections on SDS, Columbia many books are “Making History: The said CJS organizers. “In the United States, 1962 and produced the influential SDS 1968 Protest, and the New Left.” Rudd is American Left and the American Mind” in organizations such as the Students for a Port Huron Statement, over one-third were the author of “Underground: My Life with and his recently co-edited book, “The Port Democratic Society, the Congress of Racial Jewish. Jews were also in the leadership of SDS and the Weathermen.” As a leader of Huron Statement: Sources and Legacies Equality and the Student Non-Violent Coor- the protests at Columbia University in the spring of 1968 that exemplified the wave of student activism that swept the world that year, including mass demonstrations Hillel at Binghamton appoints new in Poland, West Germany, Mexico City, Paris, Italy and elsewhere.” College of Jewish Studies programs executive director are open to the entire community; general Hillel at Binghamton an- the University of Illinois in its director of lifelong learning. After admission is $8 per lecture, or $14 for both nounced that Brian Freedman Urbana-Champaign. In his six months there, he was promoted to lectures; senior admission is $5 per lecture will be its new executive direc- final year there, Freedman executive director and helped steward or $8 for both lectures. BU students are tor. He was scheduled to begin began a dual master’s program the congregation back to full-time rab- welcome to attend at no charge. Individual work in mid-August. in Jewish education and Jew- binic leadership. sponsorship is available (and encouraged) After graduating from Ohio ish studies at Hebrew College Freedman noted that he was excit- and donations are always welcomed. State College, Freedman be- in Newton, MA, which he ed to return to Hillel after three years Individual sponsorship of $100 includes came the director of engage- recently completed. away, saying he missed “the craziness admission to both fall and spring programs. ment at the Ohio State Hillel. Freedman has also worked of campus life” and the moment when The College of Jewish Studies provides Two years later, he became the for the Northern Hills Syna- “you know you just had an impact on a opportunities for adult Jewish education for program director for Hillel at Brian Freedman gogue in Cincinnati, OH, as student’s life.” See “CJS” on page 5 JFS prepares for We Remember You 2018 Jewish Family Service is preparing for interested can make a donation to JFS by children to pick apples for the baskets and way of providing something really special.” the distribution of food baskets for the We Wednesday, September 5, with checks noted perhaps create some other treats to add a Antoun is asking community members to Remember You project, which is now in its on the memo line for “We Remember You” spark of fun.” contact her with to find out what is needed 11th year of service to people in the Jewish and mailed to 500 Clubhouse Rd., Vestal, There is another way the community can so items will not be duplicated and things community who struggle financially. NY 13850. help, according to Antoun. “Think about that the recipients will not use will not be As in past years, supermarkets and other JFS Director Roz Antoun noted, “The donating small items for the baskets, such distributed. Contact Antoun at 724-2332 businesses have already been contacted We Remember You project brings out the as honey. JFS is also requesting donations or by e-mail [email protected] for further and asked to make donations of the special Jewish community spirit of kindness and of spices, because spices are a great way to information. foods that will be distributed in the baskets. generosity. The children of Hillel Acad- reduce sodium in the meal, and add minerals “Thank you for 11 years of making this Therefore, money will be needed to give emy have designed greeting cards to put and antioxidants while providing wonderful project joyful, compassionate and appreci- out to the recipients so they can shop for into the baskets. There will be homemade flavors,” Antoun said. “When someone is ated. The recipients very much enjoy the the additional food items for their tables challah and other gifts from our religious receiving SNAP benefits or is on a tight bud- gifts and especially being remembered by that have “special meaning” to them. Those school kids. JFS is also asking families with get, buying spices is not a priority. This is a the community,” Antoun said. INSIDE THIS ISSUE “Lucky Jews” U.S. teens in Israel News in brief... Special Sections The sale of stereotypical images of American teens are getting first An Israeli gymnast breaks a world Legal Notices ................................... 4 Jews as good luck charms started responder experience in Israel record; NYU urged to deal with Book Review .................................... 4 in Poland in the 1960s. through Camp Ramah. boycott of pro-Israel student groups. Congregational Notes ...................... 6 ........................................Page 4 ........................................Page 5 ....................................Pages 7-8 Classifieds ....................................... 8 Page 2 - The Reporter August 24-30, 2018 Opinion From the Desk of the Federation President The Joy of Being Jewish celebration events DR. HOWARD WARNER In the past, our community celebrated an annual Jewish at other venues such as local synagogues and the Chabad This year, we did not have a Jewish film festival, but Ethnic Festival. As the number of volunteers and partic- Center. By partnering with the various elements of our we plan to offer a dinner and movie at the JCC (which ipants dwindled due to demographics, the event became community, we will widen the exposure and encourage is our partner for this event) on Sunday, October 7.