Despite this year’s Celebrate Israel Parade being canceled due to COVID, the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York (JCRC-NY) still held the marching competition – virtually – for the over 200 groups who put on such a great show every year!
The 2021 Harvey Kaylie Award for Outstanding (Virtual) Marching Group, honoring groups who take the time and effort to creatively #CelebrateIsrael, was awarded to the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway (HAFTR), which submitted a video of how it celebrates Israel, even amidst a pandemic, and is proud to have been awarded runner up of The Harvey Kaylie Award for Outstanding Marching Group. The award honors groups who take the time and effort to creatively Celebrate Israel. It is generously sponsored by Gloria Kaylie in memory of her beloved husband Harvey Kaylie, as well as Lotte Bravmann and Imma Kaufthal, individuals who embodied and embraced the values and ideals of Celebrating Israel every day.