Celebrate Yom HaZikaron and Yom Ha'atzmaut — Israel's Day of Remembrance and Day of Independence — at a concert on the University of Arizona campus.
Members of Tucson's religious communities are coming together with a trio of Tucson-tied musicians and a prolific local composer on Tuesday, April 25, to celebrate Israel's 75th birthday.
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