Music mostly overshadowed politics as a sellout crowd of 15,000 people gathered at a Philadelphia arena to celebrate Israel’s 50th anniversary. The largest jubilee event in America featured the first joint performance of the Israel Philharmonic and the Philadelphia Orchestra.
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