Micha Biton to Perform at Israeli Independence Day Bash in Foster City

The will celebrate Israeli Independence Day in grand fashion with festivities that will feature the performance of a renowned Israeli recording artist.

Micha Biton, the event's main attraction, is a folk/rock singer and composer whose "SheYavo" became the unofficial anthem for Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier released last year in a prison swap with Palestinians.

Other festivities will include arts and crafts, a puppet show, dance, a community mural painting of Israel, and a mock "shuk" (Israeli market) where the works of Israeli and Jewish artists will be sold.

Yom Ha'atzmaut commemorates Israel's 1948 declaration of Independence and is preceded by Yom Hazikaron, a somber day of remembrance that pays tribute to fallen Israeli soldiers and terror victims.

For American Jews, Yom Ha'atzmaut celebrations represent an expression of solidarity with Israel.  

The PJCC expects a crowd of approximately 600-800 to attend a "Yom Ha’Atzmaut" celebration that the center is billing as one of the largest Peninsula Jewish community gatherings.

The free event will be held on April 26 from 5 to 9 p.m. and is open to the public.

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