Hundreds of students gathered
at the IsraelFest Mega Celebration last Thursday to celebrate 64 years of
independence for the state of Israel . The festival took place on Yom Ha'atzmaut , Israel Rutgers Hillel
Center for Israel Engagement, featured
tables representing different cities and places in Israel . A popular table was the Tel
Aviv table, at which students got a taste of life on the beach and sipped a
variety of juice drinks. The Tzfat table also attracted many students and they made snacks with warm flat bread, oil, zatar and
other toppings. The bread represented a
type of homemade bread that Druze people make in Israel . The Dead Sea table featured
samples of Dead Sea skin care products and the
Shuk (marketplace) table had baskets full of nuts, dried fruit, falafel and
other foods.
Students
crowded the barbeque table and kept coming for the duration of the all-day
event. Hot dogs and hamburgers were
served to a diverse line of hungry students.
The event was full of giveaways.
By the end of the day, most students in the area were proudly wearing
Yom Ha'atzmaut shirts, illustrated with a student-designed logo and the words
“Celebrating 64 Years of Democracy.”
Other giveaways included water bottles, drawstring bags and
sunglasses.
The event took place on Thursday, April
26 on Morrel Street.
Ariel Lubow is a School of Arts
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