Congregation Or Hadash in Sandy Springs took advantage of comfortable if gray Sunday weather to hold a communitywide festival celebrating Yom HaAtzmaut on April 30, a couple of days before the actual Israeli Independence Day. The celebration combined arts, crafts, music, food, lots of Israeli flags and, of course, a couple of camels. Photos by Eli Gray
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Rufus the camel has room for two youths to ride.
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It’s a short walk from feasting on FuegoMundo’s kosher best to spending some quality time with Play-Doh.
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Brian Schwartz goes green at the face-painting table.
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Ohad and Sivan Shatil take their turn atop Rufus.
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The flags flipping in the breeze leave no doubt which country is being celebrated.
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Itai Tsur, the senior director of the Atlanta Jewish Foundation, celebrates Israeli independence with the family.
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Where there’s a Jewish crowd, you’ll likely find Atlanta Jewish Music Festival Executive Director Russell Gottschalk helping people discover Jewish artists.
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In addition to opportunities for kids to create arts and crafts, the festival offers chances for adults to buy from community vendors.
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With Tova Shraga’s help, people can write notes that will make it to the Kotel.
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