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Israel Independence Day Celebration

Israel’s Independence Day celebration kicks off with the Chicago Premiere screening of Israel Inside: How a Small Nation Makes a Big Difference and an exhibit of Israel’s 64 years of innovation. 

Chicago Bear’s Gabe Carimi will pose for photos and sign autographs. The film's Associate Producer and Chicago native, David Coleman will introduce the film.  Join Dan Proft,WLS Radio and Fred Cohen, Maccabi USA at this festive evening.  There will be Goodie bags!

The event is sponsored by CAMERA, Chicago Torah Network, Israel Bonds, JerusalemOnlineU.com,JET-Jewish Education Team, StandWithUs, The Israel Project and Volunteers for Israel.

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Israel Inside: How a Small Nation Makes a Big Difference, is a 55-minute documentary produced by JerusalemOnlineU.com.  It portrays Israel 'beyond the conflict,' an often unreported side of this small state's accomplishments in technology, agriculture and medicine. It is narrated by Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar, a New York Times Bestselling author and former Harvard professor famous for teaching the university's most popular course, "Positive Psychology."

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