Saturday, April 10, 2010

43 Days

On Thursday, September 25th, 2008, Paul McCartney performed his first concert in Tel-Aviv after a 43-year ban on the Beatles performing in Israel. In 1965, The Beatles were turned away by Israel's education minister at the time, David Zarzevski, who thought the band's music might corrupt the minds of Israeli youth. But in 2008, Israel's ambassador to Britain sent letters of apology to McCartney and drummer Ringo Starr, as well as to the families of John Lennon and George Harrison, and invited Paul and Ringo to participate in Israel's 60th anniversary celebrations. More than 40,000 Israelis attended the concert in Park HaYarkon, where McCartney played a variety of Beatles classics, including "Yesterday", "Back in the USSR" and "Hey Jude".

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New Parade route - Please join us on Sunday, May 23rd on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue between 57th to 74th Streets from 11AM to 4PM for a day of fun and celebration!

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