Jerusalem Day celebrated in Cote St-Luc

WATCH ABOVE: Sunday was Jerusalem Day, and for the first time, B’nai Brith and the city of Cote St-Luc collaborated to mark the occasion in Pierre-Elliot Trudeau Park. 

COTE ST-LUC – Today is Jerusalem day. It is a national holiday in Israel that marks the reunification of Jerusalem after the Six-Day War of 1967.

For the first time, B’nai Brith and the City of Cote St-Luc collaborated to mark the occasion in Pierre Elliot Trudeau Park.

The event certainly was festive in nature.

It included hot dogs, cotton candy, popcorn, music and even bouncy castles for families to enjoy under the bright sunshine.

Harvey Levine,  the Quebec executive director of B’nai Brith Canada, was pleased with the turnout.

“It’s wonderful when the community gets together to enjoy a celebration and commemorate something as important as Jerusalemm Day which is one of the four major holidays now recognized in Israel. We’re very very pleased and grateful that it was a beautiful day and everybody enjoyed!”

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Other attendees included the Israeli Consul General, Ziv Nevo Kulman, and Cote St-Luc Mayor, Anthony Housefather.