September 8-14, 2017 Published by the Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton Volume XLVI, Number 36 BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK Memorial service at Holocaust Memorial Monument to be held on Sept. 24 By Arieh Ullmann the Holocaust, but to victims of man Jewish women – mainly recited at the unveiling of the monument Area rabbis will lead a memorial service racism in general. rural women and wives of cattle by the rabbis, followed by one of the sur- on Sunday, September 24, at 10:30 am, at The service will follow a tradi- dealers – who had resettled in vivors reading the names written on the the Holocaust Memorial Monument in the tion of holding a ceremony at the the Southern Tier after fleeing scrolls. A digital copy of the original list Temple Israel Cemetery on Conklin Avenue memorial on the Sunday between Nazi Germany. of names buried in the copper box at the in Conklin. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The placement of a memorial foot of the monument is available online The memorial stone – which was orig- After the memorial’s original stone was considered to be the on the Jewish Federation’s website, www. inally dedicated on Sunday, November 9, dedication, the tradition lasted “most ambitious” project of jfgb.org/jfed743/. 1952 – is one of the earliest acknowledg- for about 20 years; the tradition the Get Together Club. More Community members and third-gener- ments in the United States of the Holocaust resumed two years ago, follow- than 250 names were inscribed ation students have been invited to submit among survivors. It is also one of the few ing a long hiatus and Professor and placed in a copper box that names of loved ones who died during the memorial stones of its kind in the United Rhonda Levine’s talk about the The Holocaust was buried at the foot of the Holocaust and who have no grave marker States to contain the names of loved ones Get Together Club at the Feder- Memorial Monument monument. It listed the names to be added to the list. Instructions are given lost to Nazism. Said to be “especially ation’s Super Sunday. The club in the Temple Israel of individuals who had perished on the Federation’s website. relevant for today” is the fact that the me- was a social and philanthropic Cemetery on Conklin without a marked grave. They Arieh Ullmann is chairman of the Fed- morial was dedicated not just to victims of group formed in 1948 by 13 Ger- Avenue in Conklin. were remembered by prayers eration Community Relations Committee. Jewish Federation International Film fest “Broadway Musicals: A “Fanny’s Journey” on Jewish Legacy” on Sept. 10 Sept. 17 By Reporter staff events and theatre at the Binghamton City By Reporter staff age of 13. Along with her younger sisters, The Jewish Fed- School District’s Rod Serling School of the The Jewish Federation of Greater Bing- they sought refuge in Italy at a Jewish foster eration of Greater Arts and a former instructor and assistant hamton’s 2017 Jewish International Film home; however, the Nazis’ arrival forces Binghamton’s 2017 technical director for Adelphi University Fest will feature the film “Fanny’s Journey” the 11 children to depart on a dangerous Jewish International on Long Island. He on Sunday, September journey to Switzerland. Film Fest will begin called the film “a Community members are 17, at 7 pm, at the See “Journey” on page 11 on Sunday, Septem- must see documenta- Jewish Community ber 10, with a dinner ry for anyone who has welcome to bring their own Center, 500 Club- at 5 pm, followed by ever seen a musical or chair if they wish, and the house Rd., Vestal. the film “Broadway just ever whistled a Federation has offered to Tickets will cost $10 Musicals: A Jewish Broadway tune.” store these chairs from film per film or $45 for a Legacy” at 7 pm at “Broadway Musi- subscription to the Joel Gray in the Jewish Com- cals: A Jewish Leg- to film. festival. To purchase “Cabaret” munity Center, 500 acy” chronicles the tickets in advance or Clubhouse Rd., Vestal. The event will be role of Jewish composers and lyricists in for more information, call 724-2332. open to the entire community. Tickets will developing the modern American musical as Following the screening in the JCC cost $10 per film or $45 for a subscription to well as the songs referred to as “The Great auditorium, a discussion of the film will the festival. To purchase tickets in advance American Songbook.” Throughout the 50 be led by Rabbi Geoffrey Brown, spiritual or for more information, call 724-2332. years of its creation, Broadway musical leader of Temple Israel. Following the screening in the JCC songs were written almost exclusively by Inspired by a true story, the film tells the Children take measures to escape the Nazis auditorium, a discussion of the film will be Jewish Americans. The film explores this story of Fanny Ben-Ami, a French girl who in “Fanny’s Journey.” (Photo courtesy of led by Larry Kassan, coordinator of special See “Musicals” on page 11 was forced to flee the Nazis in 1943 at the Menemsha Films) Chabad to hold Hachnasat Sefer Torah on Sept. 17 Reservations are being accepted for the buses will be provided so participants can Hachnasat Sefer Torah, the welcoming park their cars at Chabad and ride the bus of the new Binghamton Legacy Torah, to campus. Buses will leave Chabad at which will be held on Sunday, September 10:30 am and 10:45 am. 17. The program will begin at 11 am on The Torah was commissioned by the Binghamton University campus in the Chabad to mark its 30th anniversary and University Union, Old Union Hall. Shuttle was begun in November 2015. Many members of the local Binghamton com- munity purchased shares in this Torah, which was written to “unite thousands of people who have come through the doors of Chabad Binghamton.” At this The Binghamton Legacy Torah was begun in November 2015 at Chabad’s 30th Anniversary celebration, they will join in welcoming Dinner in Brooklyn. Pictured (seated in center): Rabbi Aaron Slonim, executive director the Torah to its home. of Chabad of Binghamton, assisted the scribe, Rabbi Moshe Klein, in writing the first After a brief program, the parade pro- letter in the new Torah. cession will wind its way from campus to Chabad. Live music, a float, torches and When the procession reaches Chabad, Torah” activity available to children. dancing will follow the new Torah, which the Torahs at Chabad will be brought out Reservations will be required and L-r: Dora Polachek watched as the scribe, will be paraded under a chuppah. Specially to welcome the new Torah. Ceremonial can be made at www.JewishBU.com/ Rabbi Moshe Klein, wrote her letter into the designed t-shirts will be distributed to all dancing, hakafot, will follow. A festive TorahCelebration or by calling Chabad Binghamton Legacy Torah. children in the procession. luncheon will follow with a “build a at 797-0015. INSIDE THIS ISSUE TI fund-raiser Shofar in punk music News in brief... Special Sections Temple Israel will hold a Jewish punk bands are featuring Israeli Supreme Court says Legal Notices ................................... 4 cabaret-style fund-raiser on the sounds of the shofar in their reinstate Kotel deal; UC Irvine puts Dine Out .......................................... 5 October 15. music. SJP members on probation; more. Prepare for Rosh Hashanah ......... 6-8 ........................................Page 5 ........................................Page 9 ............................. Pages 9, 11-12 Classifieds ..................................... 12 Page 2 - The Reporter September 8-14, 2017 NEWS IN BRIEF From JNS.org over the past week with the heads of the community and Israel’s consul general, we Israeli ministry advancing $1 million in aid for Houston learned the damage is vast, and the rehabilitation will take years. For years the Jewish communities stood by Israel when it needed their help; now it is our turn to stand by after Hurricane Harvey Houston’s Jewish community.” The forthcoming aid will be transferred through the Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Ministry announced on Sept. 4 that it is “advancing a plan” local Israeli Consulate in Houston and will “be used to help repair and restore the for $1 million in emergency aid for Houston’s Jewish community following the damage communal infrastructure (schools, synagogues and JCC) which are not funded or inflicted by Hurricane Harvey. “The city of Houston was hurt badly last week, and supported by the state [of Texas],” according to the Diaspora Affairs Ministry. “The the Jewish community, 70 percent of which lived in the flooded neighborhoods, was Jewish state is measured by its response when our brothers around the world are in hit hard,” said Diaspora Affairs Minister Naftali Bennett said. “From talks we’ve had crisis,” said Bennett. Opinion Fear and trembling about High Holidays services By Rabbi Joshua Ratner There are (at least) three fundamental challenges posed themes (created at a time when liturgy was recited orally, (Rabbis Without Borders via JTA) – Fear and trembling by the Yamim Noraim (Days of Awe) services. (I will speak not written down), but this redundancy raises the moral make a triumphant return to the Jewish calendar with the specifically about Conservative Jewish services because hazard of emotional boredom. month of Elul and the initiation of the holiday countdown those are the ones I am most familiar with.) First is the Another major component of the High Holidays litur- that leads to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. As a rabbinical sheer volume of Hebrew used during services.