Members of Scharf’s Ateret Avot Senior Residence who couldn’t attend the Salute to Israel Parade, held along Fifth Avenue on Manhattan, attended their own parade at the Midwood senior center, 1410 East 10th Street.
Pictured is Ateret Avot guest and brainchild behind the local parade, Phyllis Schindler, holding her banner. Her reasoning:“We can’t make it to the Sunday Israeli Day Parade, so let’s have our own parade.”
