New Yorkers will celebrate the 21st anniversary of Israel’s independence in three major events scheduled for this month and for June. The council of organizations of the United Jewish Appeal of Greater New York announced that some 3,000 persons will attend a public birthday celebration at Manhattan Center on April 20. They will witness the lighting of 21 huge candles and will be treated to a program of music and song by American and Israeli artists.
The American Zionist Council announced that it will hold Yom Haatzmaut celebrations on April 22 at the Felt Forum in Madison Square Garden featuring celebrities of stage, screen and television and a children’s choir led by Yacov Knani. There will also be a dramatic presentation entitled “Israel Reborn.” Some 5,000 persons are expected.
About 40,000 adults and students are expected to march in a “Salute to Israel” parade here on June 1. The route will be along Fifth Ave. from 57th to 86th Sts, Chairmen of the event are Theodore Comet, consultant on overseas services for the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds, and Stanley E. Stern, president of Stern Management and Construction Corp.
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