Celebrate Israel: Boston 2015 Coming Soon!

FILO is excited to have been selected by Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP) as the Event Agency to help produce a new large-scale, community-wide festival celebration in support of Israel that informs, engages and inspires people in the Greater Boston area. Celebrate Israel: Boston will be a one-day event on May 31st held at Gann Academy in Waltham, MA.

The inaugural festival blends the presence of an Israeli pop-rock band Ethnix, nationally-recognized headliners such as Josh Nelson and Neshama Carlebach, and local stars such as Vanessa Trien and the Jumping Monkeys. This family-friendly event has plenty of entertainment options for children, such as Dod Haim (Israel’s premier children’s entertainer), a rock wall and bungee trampolines, a petting zoo, camel rides, face painters, Henna tattoo artists, and a Ga-Ga pit.

Working hand-in-hand with CJP has been very beneficial for FILO. Partnering with an organization that understands the preferences of the potential guests of the festival helps to guide the design of the event. Many of the entertainment, community organizations, vendors and food participants are from the Boston area. It is much easier to organize and manage such a large event when a great organization (like CJP) is your partner every step along the way.

This large-scale festival is a new push of FILO’s services, as it will be the first of four major heritage festivals executed, by FILO, in 2015. In June, FILO will put-on their 2nd annual Germanfest in St. Paul, MN, as well as help manage Festa Italiana and an Oktoberfest in the metropolitan area of Minnesota.

Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP) combines expertise and resources to create positive, life-changing results for people in need, for our friends in Israel and for the future of the Jewish community. CJP brings together the people, partners and resources to fulfill the most important needs and aspirations of the community. Rooted in compassion and justice and driven by innovation, they care for the vulnerable, forge strong connections with Israel and above all, inspire the next generation to embrace Jewish life and learning. They consider their greatest resource to be their people — the volunteers, partners, staff and leaders who help make Greater Boston’s Jewish community a welcoming home. It’s this energy and commitment that drive CJP’s mission.

For more information, please check out the festival website at www.celebrateisraelboston.com!