March for Israel – Lehigh Valley community rallies for Israel in Washington | PHOTOS Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on X (Opens in new window) By For 첥ƵUPDATED: November 15, 2023 at 8:11 a.m.Thousands attend ‘March for Israel’ rally in Washington, D.C. including three buses of area residents from the Lehigh Valley. Lehigh Valley Jewish community members Vicky Waxy foreground from left, Eileen Ufberg, Barbara Port, Beth Koznin and Sylvia Bub participate Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in the Rally for Israel in Washington, D.C. Three buses of area residents left the Jewish Community Center of the Lehigh Valley around 7:40 a.m. to show solidarity with Israel amid spiking antisemitism, the war with Hamas and growing anti-Israel demonstrations worldwide. Tuesday’s rally was estimated to be as high as 300,000 and was spearheaded by Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. (Harry Fisher/Contributed photo) Thousands of Jewish supporters participate Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in the Rally for Israel in Washington, D.C. The rally was spearheaded by Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. (Harry Fisher/Contributed photo) Harry Scheifer of Allen Twp. participates Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, during the Rally for Israel in Washington, D.C. Three buses of area residents left the Jewish Community Center of the Lehigh Valley around 7:40 a.m. to show solidarity with Israel amid spiking antisemitism, the war with Hamas and growing anti-Israel demonstrations worldwide. Tuesday’s rally was estimated to be as high as 300,000 and was spearheaded by Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. (Harry Fisher/Contributed photo) Ali Auerbach of Englewood, NJ, participate in the Rally for Israel with daughter Penny, 7, in Washington, D.C on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. Three buses of area residents left the Jewish Community Center of the Lehigh Valley around 7:40 a.m. to show solidarity with Israel amid spiking antisemitism, the war with Hamas and growing anti-Israel demonstrations worldwide. Tuesday’s rally was estimated to be as high as 300,000 and was spearheaded by Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. (Harry Fisher/Contributed photo) Rozzi Bornstein of Chicago joins thousands of Jewish supporters Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, during the Rally for Israel in Washington, D.C. Three buses of area residents left the Jewish Community Center of the Lehigh Valley around 7:40 a.m. to show solidarity with Israel amid spiking antisemitism, the war with Hamas and growing anti-Israel demonstrations worldwide. Tuesday’s rally was estimated to be as high as 300,000 and was spearheaded by Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. (Harry Fisher/Contributed photo) Lehigh Valley Jewish community members Vicky Waxy foreground from left, Eileen Ufberg, Barbara Port, Beth Koznin and Sylvia Bub participate Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in the Rally for Israel in Washington, D.C. Three buses of area residents left the Jewish Community Center of the Lehigh Valley around 7:40 a.m. to show solidarity with Israel amid spiking antisemitism, the war with Hamas and growing anti-Israel demonstrations worldwide. Tuesday’s rally was estimated to be as high as 300,000 and was spearheaded by Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. (Harry Fisher/Contributed photo) Thousands of Jewish supporters participate Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in the Rally for Israel in Washington, D.C. The rally was spearheaded by Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. (Harry Fisher/Contributed photo) Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley Executive Director Jeri Zimmerman (left) and Mark Notis of Allentown, head Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, to the entrance of the Rally for Israel in Washington, D.C. Three buses of area residents left the Jewish Community Center of the Lehigh Valley around 7:40 a.m. to show solidarity with Israel amid spiking antisemitism, the war with Hamas and growing anti-Israel demonstrations worldwide. Tens of thousands of people attended Tuesday’s rally spearheaded by Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. (Harry Fisher/Contributed photo) Tatiana Rabaev of New Jersey participates Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in the Rally for Israel in Washington, D.C. Tuesday’s rally was estimated to be as high as 300,000 and was spearheaded by Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. (Harry Fisher/Contributed photo) Thousands participate Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in the Rally for Israel in the National Mall in Washington, D.C Three buses of area residents left the Jewish Community Center of the Lehigh Valley around 7:40 a.m. to show solidarity with Israel amid spiking antisemitism, the war with Hamas and growing anti-Israel demonstrations worldwide. Tuesday’s rally was estimated to be as high as 300,000 and was spearheaded by Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. (Harry Fisher/Contributed photo) Thousands of Jewish supporters participate Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in the Rally for Israel in Washington, D.C. The rally was spearheaded by Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. (Harry Fisher/Contributed photo) Thousands of Jewish supporters participate Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in the Rally for Israel in Washington, D.C. The rally was spearheaded by Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. (Harry Fisher/Contributed photo) Thousands participate Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in the Rally for Israel in the National Mall in Washington, D.C Three buses of area residents left the Jewish Community Center of the Lehigh Valley around 7:40 a.m. to show solidarity with Israel amid spiking antisemitism, the war with Hamas and growing anti-Israel demonstrations worldwide. Tuesday’s rally was estimated to be as high as 300,000 and was spearheaded by Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. (Harry Fisher/Contributed photo) Members of the Lehigh Valley Jewish community gather Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023 at the conclusion of the Rally for Israel in Washington, D.C. Three buses of area residents left the Jewish Community Center of the Lehigh Valley around 7:40 a.m. to show solidarity with Israel amid spiking antisemitism, the war with Hamas and growing anti-Israel demonstrations worldwide. Tuesday’s rally was estimated to be as high as 300,000 and was spearheaded by Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. (Harry Fisher/Contributed photo) Thousands participate Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in the Rally for Israel in the National Mall in Washington, D.C Three buses of area residents left the Jewish Community Center of the Lehigh Valley around 7:40 a.m. to show solidarity with Israel amid spiking antisemitism, the war with Hamas and growing anti-Israel demonstrations worldwide. Tuesday’s rally was estimated to be as high as 300,000 and was spearheaded by Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. (Harry Fisher/Contributed photo) Thousands of Jewish supporters participate Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in the Rally for Israel in Washington, D.C. The rally was spearheaded by Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. (Harry Fisher/Contributed photo) Mimi Oved, 22, of Brooklyn, NY, participates Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, during the Rally for Israel in Washington, D.C. Three buses of area residents left the Jewish Community Center of the Lehigh Valley around 7:40 a.m. to show solidarity with Israel amid spiking antisemitism, the war with Hamas and growing anti-Israel demonstrations worldwide. Tuesday’s rally was estimated to be as high as 300,000 and was spearheaded by Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. (Harry Fisher/Contributed photo) Thousands of Jewish supporters participate Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in the Rally for Israel in Washington, D.C. The rally was spearheaded by Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. (Harry Fisher/Contributed photo) Thousands of Jewish supporters participate Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in the Rally for Israel in Washington, D.C. The rally was spearheaded by Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. (Harry Fisher/Contributed photo) Toby Juda of Hanover Township, Northampton County, attends the March for Israel rally Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in Washington. (Harry Fisher/Contributed photo) Lehigh Valley Jewish community members Emily Ford of Upper Macungie Township and her son Al, 13, participate Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in the Rally for Israel in Washington. Three buses of area residents left the Jewish Community Center of the Lehigh Valley around 7:40 a.m. to show solidarity with Israel amid spiking antisemitism, the war with Hamas and growing anti-Israel demonstrations worldwide. Tens of thousands of people attended Tuesday’s rally spearheaded by Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. (Harry Fisher/Contributed photo) Rabbi Michael Singer, of Congregation Brith Sholom in Bethlehem participates Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023 in the Rally for Israel in Washington, D.C. Three buses of area residents left the Jewish Community Center of the Lehigh Valley around 7:40 a.m. to show solidarity with Israel amid spiking antisemitism, the war with Hamas and growing anti-Israel demonstrations worldwide. Tens of thousands of people attended Tuesday’s rally spearheaded by Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. (Harry Fisher/Contributed photo) Lehigh Valley Jewish community member Alicia Zahn, left, of South Whitehall Township participates Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in the Rally for Israel in Washington with Emily Ford of Upper Macungie Township and her son, Al. Three buses of area residents left the Jewish Community Center of the Lehigh Valley around 7:40 a.m. to show solidarity with Israel amid spiking antisemitism, the war with Hamas and growing anti-Israel demonstrations worldwide. Tens of thousands of people attended Tuesday’s rally spearheaded by Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. (Harry Fisher/Contributed photo) Lehigh Valley Jewish community members Vicky Wax, left, Eileen Ufberg and Beth Koznin participate Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in the Rally for Israel in Washington. Three buses of area residents left the Jewish Community Center of the Lehigh Valley around 7:40 a.m. to show solidarity with Israel amid spiking antisemitism, the war with Hamas and growing anti-Israel demonstrations worldwide. Tens of thousands of people attended Tuesday’s rally spearheaded by Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. (Harry Fisher/Contributed photo) Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley Executive Director Jeri Zimmerman joins members of the Lehigh Valley Jewish community Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in the Rally for Israel in Washington. Three buses of area residents left the Jewish Community Center of the Lehigh Valley around 7:40 a.m. to show solidarity with Israel amid spiking antisemitism, the war with Hamas and growing anti-Israel demonstrations worldwide. Tens of thousands of people attended Tuesday’s rally spearheaded by Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. (Harry Fisher/Contributed photo) Members of the Lehigh Valley Jewish community arrive Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in Washington for the Rally for Israel. Three buses of area residents left the Jewish Community Center of the Lehigh Valley around 7:40 a.m. to show solidarity with Israel amid spiking antisemitism, the war with Hamas and growing anti-Israel demonstrations worldwide. Tens of thousands of people attended Tuesday’s rally spearheaded by Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. (Harry Fisher/Contributed photo) Muhlenberg College student Rosie Gilbert of Long Island, New York, participates Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in the Rally for Israel in Washington. Three buses of area residents left the Jewish Community Center of the Lehigh Valley around 7:40 a.m. to show solidarity with Israel amid spiking antisemitism, the war with Hamas and growing anti-Israel demonstrations worldwide. Tens of thousands of people attended Tuesday’s rally spearheaded by Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. (Harry Fisher/Contributed photo) Lehigh Valley Jewish community members Vicky Wax, left, Eileen Ufberg and Beth Koznin participate Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in the Rally for Israel in Washington. Three buses of area residents left the Jewish Community Center of the Lehigh Valley around 7:40 a.m. to show solidarity with Israel amid spiking antisemitism, the war with Hamas and growing anti-Israel demonstrations worldwide. Tens of thousands of people attended Tuesday’s rally spearheaded by Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. (Harry Fisher/Contributed photo) Stephanie Smartschan of Upper Milford Township, center, and Carol Wilson of South Whitehall Township, far right, arrive Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in Washington with members of the Lehigh Valley Jewish community before the Rally for Israel. Three buses of area residents left the Jewish Community Center of the Lehigh Valley around 7:40 a.m. to show solidarity with Israel amid spiking antisemitism, the war with Hamas and growing anti-Israel demonstrations worldwide. Tens of thousands of people attended Tuesday’s rally spearheaded by Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. (Harry Fisher/Contributed photo) Members of the Lehigh Valley Jewish community arrive Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in Washington for the Rally for Israel. Three buses of area residents left the Jewish Community Center of the Lehigh Valley around 7:40 a.m. to show solidarity with Israel amid spiking antisemitism, the war with Hamas and growing anti-Israel demonstrations worldwide. Tens of thousands of people attended Tuesday’s rally spearheaded by Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. (Harry Fisher/Contributed photo) Rabbi Michael Singer, left, of Congregation Brith Sholom in Bethlehem speaks with Rabbi Shoshanah Tornberg of Allentown’s Congregation Kenesseth Israel after they arrive Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in Washington with members of the Lehigh Valley Jewish community before the start of the Rally for Israel. Three buses of area residents left the Jewish Community Center of the Lehigh Valley around 7:40 a.m. to show solidarity with Israel amid spiking antisemitism, the war with Hamas and growing anti-Israel demonstrations worldwide. Tens of thousands of people attended Tuesday’s rally spearheaded by Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. (Harry Fisher/Contributed photo) A group from the Lehigh Valley attend the March for Israel rally Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in Washington. (Harry Fisher/Contributed photo) Members of the Lehigh Valley Jewish community arrive Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in Washington for the Rally for Israel. Three buses of area residents left the Jewish Community Center of the Lehigh Valley around 7:40 a.m. to show solidarity with Israel amid spiking antisemitism, the war with Hamas and growing anti-Israel demonstrations worldwide. Tens of thousands of people attended Tuesday’s rally spearheaded by Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. (Harry Fisher/Contributed photo) Add Gabbay, left, of Allentown and daughter Alexis arrive Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in Washington for the Rally for Israel. Three buses of area residents left the Jewish Community Center of the Lehigh Valley around 7:40 a.m. to show solidarity with Israel amid spiking antisemitism, the war with Hamas and growing anti-Israel demonstrations worldwide. Tens of thousands of people attended Tuesday’s rally spearheaded by Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. (Harry Fisher/Contributed photo) Participants hold signs as they stand on the National Mall at the March for Israel on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) Attendees at the March for Israel rally on the National Mall in Washington, Nov. 14, 2023. Educators, artists, students and relatives of some of the hundreds of hostages seized by Hamas are scheduled to appear, along with top U.S. lawmakers. (Leigh Vogel/The New York Times) Attendees at the March for Israel rally on the National Mall in Washington, Nov. 14, 2023. Educators, artists, students and relatives of some of the hundreds of hostages seized by Hamas are scheduled to appear, along with top U.S. lawmakers. (Leigh Vogel/The New York Times) Attendees at the March for Israel rally on the National Mall in Washington, Nov. 14, 2023. Educators, artists, students and relatives of some of the hundreds of hostages seized by Hamas are scheduled to appear, along with top U.S. lawmakers. (Leigh Vogel/The New York Times) WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 14: Thousands of people attend the March for Israel on the National Mall November 14, 2023 in Washington, DC. The large pro-Israel gathering comes as the Israel-Hamas war enters its sixth week following the October 7 terrorist attacks by Hamas. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Attendees at the March for Israel rally on the National Mall in Washington, Nov. 14, 2023. Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered here on Tuesday, a show of solidarity with Israel as it wages war in the Gaza Strip in response to the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times) Aviv Glazer, 15, participates in the March for Israel rally on the National Mall in Washington, Nov. 14, 2023. Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered here on Tuesday, a show of solidarity with Israel as it wages war in the Gaza Strip in response to the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times) WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 14: Thousands of people attend the March for Israel on the National Mall November 14, 2023 in Washington, DC. The large pro-Israel gathering comes as the Israel-Hamas war enters its sixth week following the October 7 terrorist attacks by Hamas. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) A participant holds miniature U.S. and Israeli flags as they stand on the National Mall at the March for Israel on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) Participants hold signs as they stand on the National Mall at the March for Israel on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) Participants hold signs as they stand on the National Mall at the March for Israel on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) Participants hold signs reading “America Stands with Israel” as they stand on the National Mall at the March for Israel on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) Participants hold signs as they stand on the National Mall at the March for Israel on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) Participants rally on the National Mall at the March for Israel on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) Supporters attend a March for Israel rally on the National Mall in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) Attendees at the March for Israel rally on the National Mall in Washington, Nov. 14, 2023. Educators, artists, students and relatives of some of the hundreds of hostages seized by Hamas are scheduled to appear, along with top U.S. lawmakers. (Leigh Vogel/The New York Times) Talia Raab, holds up a picture of her grandmother, living holocaust survivor Edith Raab 98, during a March for Israel rally on the National Mall in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) addresses the March for Israel rally on the National Mall in Washington, Nov. 14, 2023. Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered here on Tuesday, a show of solidarity with Israel as it wages war in the Gaza Strip in response to the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times) Originally Published: November 14, 2023 at 4:56 p.m.Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on X (Opens in new window)