Wednesday was Israeli Independence Day and
The event was planned and coordinated by Dana Golan, an Israeli fellow at UMass Hillel.
The celebration ‘- complemented with live music, a variety of food, crafts, hookah tents, activities and a moon bounce ‘- lasted all afternoon.
Earlier this month,
Each section of the event was representative of a famous area of Tel Aviv. The grill station emulated the Carmel Market, Tel Aviv’s largest market place, where fresh meat and produce are sold. A tabling area selling hookahs and other crafts was called
‘This event signifies that
A small gathering of protestors showed up to the event promoting their disagreement with the Israeli occupation of
‘ ‘In Israel people are faced with this all the time in a much more violent way, they have rockets coming down on them all the time yet still on the independence day in Israel they find a way to celebrate life and freedom and it’s amazing,’ said former SAFI president Mike Feder. ‘They came and it’s just like
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