Efrata

Efrat’s Sukkah of Peace: Building Hope from the Ground Up

Efrat residents gather in the city's Sukkah of Peace, October 16, 2022. Credit: Josh Hasten.

Efrat residents gather in the city’s Sukkah of Peace, October 16, 2022. Credit: Josh Hasten.

Defying possible retribution by the Palestinian Authority and others, around 20 Arabs who live under the P.A. in Gush Etzion joined with some 50 of their Jewish neighbors to break bread and get to know one another, at the traditional “Sukkah of Peace in Efrat” during the recent holiday.

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Posted by Josh Hasten in Jewish News Syndicate

As Corona Advances through Efrat, Residents Buckle Down on Individual Home Fronts

Efrat residents at home under quarantine due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), March 30, 2020. Photo by Josh Hasten.

Efrat residents at home under quarantine due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), March 30, 2020. Photo by Josh Hasten.

Less than 20 kilometers south of Jerusalem in the Gush Etzion bloc, the community of Efrat and its 13,000 inhabitants made headlines this week as having one of the highest levels of coronavirus-infected residents percentage-wise in the country.

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Posted by Josh Hasten in Jewish News Syndicate