UJC/Federation supports JAFI programsin the embattled Sderot region. JAFI recently held a Sderot Merchants Fair in Tel Aviv in conjunction with the city and the owners of the Hangar 11 concert venue, who donated their prime location for the event. The fair, which drew 20,000 people, was aimed at boosting sales for Sderot businesses, and featured124 businesspeople including artists, craftspeople, jewelers, food vendors, clothing designers and hairstylists, with entertainment by Sderot's popular teen musicians.
Before 1865, the entire population of Jerusalem lived behind the Old City walls (what today would be considered part of the eastern part of the city).
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