JNF allocates $100,000 to support NYC Israel Parade

Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael, the Jewish National Fund, will be allocating $100,000 to support New York City's Israel parade for the first time.

The annual parade, known as Israel Day on Fifth, took place on Sunday, May 18, with the theme "Hatikvah," the name of Israel's national anthem, which means "the hope." KKL-JNF billed it as the "largest global gathering in support of Israel."

The allocation by KKL-JNF underscores an effort to strengthen bonds between Israeli and American Jews, the group said. Recently, they allocated roughly $8.5 million to a program to bring students from the Diaspora to I...