Celebration Program Yom Ha’atzmaut April 14, 2021 MC’s: Kyle Berger and Lu Winters

O Canada Vancouver Talmud Torah Senior Kindergarten 1, 2, 3 TEACHERS: Ellen Wiesenthal, Marni Fadida, Shannon Leonard, Jessica Wright

HaTikvah Richmond Jewish Day School Grade 2, 3 LEAD BY: Diana Greenberg

Conclusion of Yom HaZikaron Geoffrey Druker CHAIR, Yom HaZikaron Committee

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Opening Remarks Alex Cristall BOARD CHAIR, Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver

Welcome Candace Kwinter CHAIR, Israel and Global Engagement Committee

“Hora Medley” Dance Richmond Jewish Day School Grade 6 Dancers CHOREOGRAPHER + INSTRUCTOR: Reesa Pawer

“Yerushalayim Shel Zahav” Song: Hagit Yaso

“Israel Sheli” Dance: JCC of Greater Vancouver Orr Chadash, Orr Atid, and Duo Orr Dancers CHOREOGRAPHERS: Ohad Atia, Yaron Elfasy, and Gadi Biton SONG EDITOR + INSTRUCTOR: Noga Goldman

“Pnina” Song: Yoni Rechter

Kol Ha’Olam Kulo Dance: JCC of Greater Vancouver Orr Chadash, Orr Atid, and Duo Orr Dancers

“Hayu Leilot” Song: Shlomit Aharon

“Bashana Haba’ah” Community Song Performed by community members EDITED BY: Lior Noyman AUDIO VERSION BY: Nathan Karpilovsky ADDITIONAL LYRICS BY: The Maccabeats, Efrat Raz and Gal Sarig

“Yesh Li Sympatia” Song: Nurit Galron

“Salaam” Song: Micha Biton

CHOREOGRAPHERS: Silvio Berlfein, Hadar Jibli, Avi Levy, and Elad Shtamer SONG EDITOR: Tal Danzig INSTRUCTOR: Noga Goldman

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Welcome to our community’s 73rd Independence Day community celebration! Dear Chaverim, On behalf of the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver and the Yom Ha’atzmaut organizing committee, I want to warmly welcome you to our first (and hopefully only) virtual Yom Ha’atzmaut party! Thank you so much for joining us tonight.

A MESSAGE FROM

Pam Wolfman CHAIR, Yom Ha’atzmaut Committee 2021

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We have a fantastic show planned for you, filled with lots of great Israeli music, dancing, local talent, and a few fun surprises.

There are so many great things Israeli to celebrate this year, so let’s take a break and enjoy the party together, from wherever we are. This is the year you can sing along to all the great songs, as loudly and as off-key as you like, and get up and dance! Thanks to everyone participating for making this event unique and memorable, and for showing the world our community’s love for Israeli music, dance, and culture.

Thanks to the enthusiastic committee members, who, even though we were all tired of Zoom meetings, logged in with lots of great ideas, creativity, and positivity to bring this plan to fruition. Thank you to all the donors who generously support our Yom Ha’atzmaut celebrations, and to everyone who took part in this year’s big efforts. We hope you all enjoy the show! We look forward to celebrating with you “in person” next year!

A big thank you to the Jewish Federation staff! The Yom Ha’atzmaut committee couldn’t possibly do this without If’at Eilon-Heiber, Dafna Silberstein, Aluma Zweifler-Reicher, Andrea Fuchs, Becky Saegert, and Ken Chau. 73-‫ | י ום ה עצמאות ה‬7

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