The official observation of the 60th Anniversary of the State of Israel’s
60th Anniversary in New York will take place at 8PM on Wednesday May 7th with a
major musical gala at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The event will feature
Reggae superstar Matisyahu, Paul Shaffer of the David Letterman Show,
composer/performer and MacArthur Genius award winner John Zorn and top Israeli
music artists Idan Raichel, Rami Kleinstein, David Broza and Habanot Nechama, with
additional performers to be announced.

The historic cultural gathering will be the largest such celebration of its kind,
and is supported by over 100 Jewish organizations including the UJA Federation of
New York, Consulate General of Israel, Jewish Community Relations Council, Dor
Chadash and other key groups representing a majority of the organized American
Jewish community. The evening will begin with a brief memorial program with Mayor
Michael Bloomberg, Israeli Ambassadors Dan Gillerman and Asaf Sharif and other
dignitaries.

General admission tickets are $36, $60, $120 and $180. VIP tickets are $360 for
center orchestra or $1000 for front orchestra seats with program listing. VIP
tickets include a private pre-concert dinner reception with the artists and
post-concert party at Tavern on the Green. All net proceeds of the event will
benefit three leading Israeli organizations helping children in need Ahava orphanage
in the North, Gvanim in Sderot, and Beit Issie Shapiro in the center of Israel.

For tickets: http://www.60at60.org ; info@60at60.org or call 212-608-0555.