celebrating 70
Sunday was picture perfect as Israel’s friends happily paraded up Fifth Ave
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Flags fly as NY celebrates Israel: Marcher from UJA Federation New York shows her blue-and-white.
The Jewish Star / Christina Daly
This young marcher from the Yeshiva of Central Queens shows his pride.
The Jewish Star / Christina Daly
A marcher from the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach carries America's colors.
The Jewish Star / Christina Daly
An SKA student carried the red-white-and-blue at the Celebrate Israel Parade.
The Jewish Star / Christina Daly
Smiles from the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway.
HALB
There were clowns on the Avenue, but the marchers' smiles were genuine.
The Jewish Star / Christina Daly
HAFTR joy.
The Jewish Star / Christina Daly
Jewish superstar Lipa Schmeltzer, an honorary grand marshal.
The Jewish Star / Christina Daly
HAFTR happy on parade.
The Jewish Star / Christina Daly
Cheerleaders from Yeshiva of Central Queens.
The Jewish Star / Christina Daly
'70'
The Jewish Star / Christina Daly
The Russian Jewish American Experience float.
The Jewish Star / Christina Daly
Several marching bands performed in the parade.
The Jewish Star / Christina Daly
Let's have some fun!
The Jewish Star / Christina Daly
Students and faculty from the North Shore Hebrew Academy, in Great Neck, turned out in great numbers on Sunday to Celebrate Israel and mark the parade’s theme, “70 and Sababa.”
NSHA
A member of the contingent from the Brandeis School in Lawrence waves Israel's flag.
The Jewish Star / Christina Daly
Fifth Avenue topped its “happy” quotient on Sunday, with happy girls from SKA.
The Jewish Star / Christina Daly
Wearing his Israel price and carrying America's colors: Barry Weintrob from Mill Basin.
The Jewish Star / Ed Weintrob
Dressed in Sababa purple: the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County.
The Jewish Star / Christina Daly
From the Manhattan Day School: Director of Curriculum and Teaching Shira Heller (left) and Head of School Raizi Chechik.
MDS
Cedarhurst's Shulamith School for Girls.
Shulamith
HAFTR's in the house!
The Jewish Star / Christina Daly
HANC's elementary school rolls out Israel's flag.
HANC
From the Samuel H. Wang Yeshiva University High School for Girls (Central).
The Jewish Star / Christina Daly
Some of the marchers representing Yeshiva University.
The Jewish Star / Christina Daly
Birthright Israel Foundation celebrated its 18th year, along with Israel’s 70th anniversary.
The Jewish Star / Christina Daly
A Brooklyn Cyclones float promoted Jewish Heritage Night, June 19.
The Jewish Star / Christina Daly
Come on, you know they’re having fun! Manhattan’s Shefra School.
The Jewish Star / Christina Daly
A lady on stilts.
The Jewish Star / Christina Daly
From the Rambam Mesivta in Lawrence.
Rambam
From Yeshiva Har Torah in Queens.
YHT
Midreshet Shalhevet paraded its love of Israel.
Midreshet Shalhevet
Among spectators waiting for marchers to pass, there were yellow Gourmet Glatt bags bearing treats.
The Jewish Star / Ed Weintrob
90-year-old Dr. Ruth Westheimer was a crowd favorite.
The Jewish Star / Christina Daly
Aliyah has helped fuel Israel’s growth. Helping North Americans take that leap: Nefesh B’Nefesh.
The Jewish Star / Christina Daly
Hadassah The Women’s Zionism Organization of America was founded over a century ago, before there was a state and before women could vote.
The Jewish Star / Christina Daly
The Northeast Queens community was represented on Fifth Avenue.
The Jewish Star / Christina Daly
Members of the American Sephardic Federation paraded on Sunday with style and smiles.
The Jewish Star / Christina Daly
The Bukharian community of Queens was on the march.
The Jewish Star / Christina Daly
The Jewish Star covered it all. With 55 photos by Christina Daly and others, The Star captures all the excitement of the 70th anniversary Celebrate Israel Parade up Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue.
Coverage includes all of Long Island's schools, including HAFTR, HALB, HANC, NSHA, Midreshet Shalhevet, Mesivta Rambam, the Shulamith School for Girls, Yeshiva of Central Queens, Yeshiva Hor Torah, Yeshiva University's Central and Brandeis.
Plus the ‘Concert with a Message’ in Central Park, the Times Square party, and more.
Link here to stories:
• '70 and Sabba': Tens of thousands cheer Jewish State
• Times Square parties for Israel
• After the parade, 'concert with message' rocks Central Park
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