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Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Sylvan Adams lights the torch as the representative of Diaspora Jews
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSylvan Adams, an Israeli-Canadian billionaire philanthropist, lights the torch as the representative of Diaspora Jews at the Independence Day Ceremony on Mount Herzl.
In his address, he highlights “the people who tell the world the true story, the unbelievable story, of the Land of Israel. A happy country, tolerant, pluralist, with good and warm people who I love so much.”
“Even if we argue, we’re united,” Adams says.
Switching to English, he says: “I chose to live here in the homeland of the Jewish people, the homeland that belongs to all of us, Israelis and Diaspora Jews, we are one people.”
“The nation of Israel lives. I’m proud to be Israeli,” he says, going back to Hebrew.
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