Israel - Canada JUN 12, 2024
Record crowd of 50,000 turns out for pro-Israel Toronto event
“It felt like people needed to be there,” one attendee told JNS. “People needed to show up to stand with Israel.”
(June 11, 2024 / JNS) More than 50,000 pro-Israel people turned out for the UJA Walk with Israel in Toronto on Sunday, a record turnout for the event which is in its 55th year.
Adam Hummel, a lawyer in Toronto, told JNS that it was “remarkable and uplifting to see so many Jews come together” this year for the 5K walk (about 3 miles.)
“I was dumbstruck how many people were gathered and feeling the energy and community, especially when we have been struck by so much sorrow,” Hummel said.
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