The deep and strategic partnership between Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael – Jewish National Fund (KKL – JNF) and JNF-USA continues to grow, following the historic agreement signed last year under the leadership of KKL - JNF Chairwoman Ifat Ovadia-Luski. As part of this partnership, for the first time in its history, KKL – JNF co-launched a joint float with JNF-USA, which marched through New York City with a united goal: Supporting the rehabilitation of the Gaza Envelope communities.
Leading the Israeli delegation at the Celebrate Israel Parade in New York City was KKL - JNF Chairwoman Ifat Ovadia-Luski, marching alongside the Mayor of New York City, senior officials from both Israel and the United States, ministers, members of the Knesset, and leaders of Jewish communities and international organizations—both Jewish and non-Jewish.
Photo: Courtesy of KKL-JNF
Ovadia-Luski led KKL - JNF’s participation in the parade, which included a $100,000 contribution—an expression of KKL - JNF’s strong and exceptional support for American Jewry, especially in a year marked by a troubling rise in antisemitism, even in the heart of free America.
KKL - JNF Chairwoman Ifat Ovadia-Luski: "KKL - JNF is proud to support and participate in the annual Celebrate Israel Parade in New York—an event that symbolizes the powerful and unbreakable bond between Israel, our dear friend the United States, and the entire Jewish Diaspora. In the complex reality facing the State of Israel and Jews worldwide—amid rising waves of antisemitism—we have a duty to stand tall, united, and resolute against hatred. KKL - JNF will continue to build, plant, realize dreams, and provide hope."
Lusky added: "This is a moving moment in which global KKL - JNF proudly leads a strategic partnership with JNF-USA in support of the communities of the Gaza Envelope."