Our History

History The Story of the JCRC-NY Celebrate Israel Parade In 1965, thousands of American Zionist youth walked down Riverside Drive in support of the young State of Israel. This impromptu walk gradually evolved to include Jewish community organizations, synagogues, marching bands, and floats as it morphed into the Salute to Israel Parade on Fifth Avenue. In […]

JCRC-NY

JCRC-NY The Jewish Community Relations Council of New York (JCRC-NY) has proudly produced the Celebrate Israel Parade since 2011. JCRC-NY serves as the central coordinating and resource organization in the community relations field for the New York Jewish community and is an active force in the metropolitan New York civic and communal life. Bennett W. Golub, President […]

Leadership & Staff

Leadership & Staff Parade Co-Chairs Jennifer E. Falk Judy Kaufthal Aaron Rosen Parade Committee W. Stewart Cahn Harrison Denman Suzanne Doft Zoya Raynes Friedman Eva Galpern Yeshayahu Greenfeld Deborah Kanner Bradley Korn Shira Lewis Melodie Scharf Richard Skeen Parade Staff Peter KohlmannExecutive Producer Karen OstroveCreative/Education Director Howard PollackDirector of Community Affairs and Parade Director Jackie ShapiroDirector […]