More than 4,000 people attended the Israel 65 Festival on Sunday, April 21, enjoying food, games, the shuk marketplace, music and dance. Special guests included Dana Erlich, consul for public diplomacy, Consulate General of Israel, Los Angeles; U.S. Rep. Ron Barber; Tucson City Councilwoman Karen Ulich; and Mayor Jonathan Rothschild. A rousing performance by the Maccabeats capped off the afternoon.
A parade led by the University of Arizona marching band kicks off the festival. (Guy Gelbart/Weintraub Israel Center)The Tucson Hebrew Acadamy choir performs, directed by Emily Ellentuck (Trish Winter-Hunt/TJCC)Israel 65 Festival co-chairs Jeff Artzi (left) and Steve Weintraub (Photo: Jennifer Ferrell/Weintraub Israel Center)
Rabbi Yehuda Ceitlin helps Sid Temlock put on tefillin at the Chabad of Tucson booth (Trish Winter-Hunt/TJCC)Elisheva and Micah Neese knead dough at the “make your own pita” booth (Phyllis Braun/AJP)(L-R) Annika Anderson, Cipora Cohon, Sabina Anderson, Nikki Turner and Miriam Arden show off their henna tattoos (Mila Vasser/Temple Emanu-El)Teen volunteers (L-R) Karen Judin, Hattie Groskind, Avi Penner and Eve Stone at the “J-TAG” booth provide information on Jewish teen programs. (Sharon Glassberg/JFSA)Sadie Croft (center) takes a break from dribbling practice to pose with University of Arizona Women’s Basketball players Erica Barnes (left) and Alli Gloyd (Phyllis Braun/AJP)Entries in the festival’s art contest. (Trish Winter-Hunt/TJCC)The Maccabeats perform (Phyllis Braun/AJP)The crowd rocks out to the Maccabeats (Phyllis Braun/AJP)
More than 4,000 people attended the Israel 65 Festival on Sunday, April 21, enjoying food, games, the shuk marketplace, music and dance. Special guests included Dana Erlich, consul for public diplomacy, Consulate General of Israel, Los Angeles; U.S. Rep. Ron Barber; Tucson City Councilwoman Karen Ulich; and Mayor Jonathan Rothschild. A rousing performance by the Maccabeats capped off the afternoon.
