Tagged Israel Festival

Festival for Israel’s 71st promises family fun

Phoenix duo Erez and Gal will perform Israeli music at Tucson’s Yom Ha’atzmaut festival April 28.

A family-friendly Yom Ha’atzmaut festival, marking the 71st anniversary of Israel’s Independence, will be held Sunday, April 28, from 4-6:30 p.m. in the Sculpture Garden at the Tucson Jewish Community Center. “This is an opportunity to celebrate Israel’s birthday,” says Jennifer Selco, the Tucson J’s director of Jewish life… Read more »

Festival T-shirts to hail ‘65 reasons to love Israel’

This year’s Israel Festival, an all-out extravaganza celebrating Israel’s 65th anniversary of independence, will be held Sunday, April 21, from noon to 6 p.m., on the Tucson Jewish Community Center/Tucson Hebrew Academy campus. Along with games, food and an Israel-inspired shuk (marketplace), the event will include a performance by… Read more »