In an annual event celebrating Israel, the Santa Clarita Valley Jewish Community and Friends committee gathered once again at The Centre on Sunday to embracereligion, culture and stand in solidarity. The event was originally created to provide a safe place for Jewish community members and their allies following a spike in antisemitism after political tensions overseas and the conflict between Israel and Hamas, said committee member Ariella Bimbi. “We really just wanted to come together to do something positive. We didn’t just want to focus on fighting back with people who may be antisemitic but instead we wanted to just...