Over 50,000 Attend Annual Celebrate Israel Parade

By | June 1, 2015

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By Joel Leyden
Israel News Agency

New York — June 1, 2015 … With Israel being bashed everywhere from the White House, Iran, and the ICC to BDS, Flotillas and J Street, having a parade of over 50,000 people cheering and smiling is just the medicine the Jewish nation so badly needs.

In 1965, thousands walked down Riverside Drive in support of the young State of Israel. This impromptu walk evolved into the Salute to Israel Parade on Fifth Avenue.

In 2011 the name of the Parade was changed to focus on celebrating the vibrant and diverse country of Israel. The Parade features over 40,000 marchers from many organizations. Hundreds of thousands enthusiastic spectators watch American and Israeli community leaders and dignitaries, entertainers, artists, musicians, dancers, celebrities, floats and marching bands.

The sponsors of the 2015 Celebrate Israel Parade include: America-Israel Friendship League,
American Committee for Shaare Zedek Medical Center,  American Friends of Leket Israel,
American Friends of Magen David AdomAmerican Zionist MovementAriel University
Avi Chai Foundation,  Bat Mitzvah Project HUG and Bnai Zion FoundationBnei Akiva of the United States and CanadaThe Cheese GuyEL ALDr. Felix Glaubach & Family, The Hampton SynagogueThe Hebron FundHillel YeshivaIDB BankIDT Corporation
Iranian American Jewish FederationIsrael Bonds, Israel Ministry of TourismIsraeli American Council,  JDateJewish Community Relations Council of New YorkJewish National Fund, Jordache, Joseph Kushner Hebrew AcademyKars 4 Kids, One Israel Fund
Nefesh B’ NefeshRussian American Jewish ExperienceSephardic Heritage Alliance Inc.,
StandWithUsState of Israel and UJA-Federation of New York .

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