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Israeli Flag Raising Ceremony
Held at City Hall
o commemorate Israel’s 75th
anniversary, the Jewish Federation
of Greater Philadelphia and the City
of Philadelphia raised an Israeli flag outside
of City Hall on May 11.

Spokesperson for the Israeli Consulate
Itay Milner and Jewish Federation’s Jewish
Community Relations Council Director Jason
Holtzman joined City Representative Sheila
Hess and Councilman Kenyatta Johnson for
the dedication and ceremony.

Harriet and Mark Levin, parents of the late
IDF soldier and local fallen hero Michael
Levin who died in combat in 2006, raised
the flag and shared reflections on their
son. They founded The Michael Levin Lone
Soldier Foundation in his honor several
years ago.

During the flag-raising, two students
from Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy
performed both the “Star Spangled Banner”
and the Israeli national anthem, “Hatikvah.”
Photos and video courtesy of Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
Scenes from the May 11 Israeli flag-raising
ceremony JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
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