Celebrate Israel @ 70 with our entire Jewish community! This event is free and open to everyone!

Enjoy... The Klezshpiel klezmer band -  Choirs from local synagogues -  Emerging Israeli R&B star Noam Wolf - Israeli folk dancers Or Chadash - Dance troupes from the Mandell JCC and Solomon Schechter Day School - Israeli short films - Informative speakers - Israeli torch lighting ceremony

Purchase... Israeli gifts and snacks - Catered kosher food and beverages

Just for kids... Israel-inspired arts and crafts - Games - Face painting - Bounce houses

...And more!

Click here for a map and specific event times.

Click here to learn more about the Blue & White Parade.

Click here to learn more about volunteering at the festival!

Parking will be available at the Mandell JCC. Overflow parking with a shuttle bus service will be available at the University of Hartford's Lot A, 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford.

This celebration is part of Israel@70, a yearlong commemoration of Israel's 70th anniversary presented by the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford and the Mandell Jewish Community Center, with generous support from the Jewish Community Foundation.