Salute to Israel Parade
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Israel
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", and has been held annually in New York City
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since 1964. The Parade was renamed in 2011 to the Celebrate Israel Parade in a launch event at the Edison Ballroom in Midtown, Manhattan. The parade travels north on Fifth Avenue
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from 57th Street
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to 74th Street.
Contingents of marchers come from area as well as from other parts of the country Jewish day school
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s, Synagogue
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s, Youth Groups, Hillel
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s and other organizations including the Chai Riders Motorcycle Club. Participants march in groups with t-shirts, costumes, music, and themes to represent who they are. Parade day festivities include a concert in Central Park where kosher food is offered by local vendors. The Empire State Building may light it's tower lights in a blue / white / blue color pattern as was done June 3–5 2011, "In honor of the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, 63rd Annual Celebrate Israel Parade."
Marchers also usually include prominent local politicians. In 2006, marchers included the New York City
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Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, New York
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State Senators
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Chuck Schumer and Hillary Clinton, and future New York Governor Eliot Spitzer
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.
The 2011 parade was held on June 5.
In July 2007 the UK based Jewish Leadership Council, together with other UK Jewish groups announced that a UK Salute to Israel parade would be held in Central London and Manchester on June 29, 2008 as part of the celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the creation of the State of Israel. These events attracted over 45,000 people to simultaneous street parades followed by open air rallies in Trafalgar Square London and Heaton Park Manchester.
External links
- Salute to Israel Parade
- UK Salute to Israel Parade 2008
- The Salute to Israel Parade – Marissa Gross Jerusalem Center for Public AffairsJerusalem Center for Public AffairsThe Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs is a public policy think tank devoted to research and analysis of critical issues facing the Middle East. The center is located in Jerusalem, Israel...