Festivities marking the centennial of David Ben Gurion’s birth will commence in Israel at the opening of the United Jewish Appeal’s 1987 campaign, scheduled for Jerusalem September 23.
The UJA plans a sound and light show at the Sultan’s Pool, an open theater beneath the Old City walls. Four UJA missions, totalling more than 1,500 participants, will take part in the celebrations, along with hundreds of Israelis, among them representatives of development towns and Project Renewal neighborhoods.
Also planned is a solidarity march from the town center to the Western Wall where Premier Shimon Peres will greet the mission members.
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