Thousands of Russian Jews gathered in a Moscow public garden rented by the Israeli Embassy to celebrate the unification of Jerusalem after the 1967 Six-Day War. The event, sponsored by major Jewish organizations including the Jewish Agency for Israel and the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia, featured concerts and an appearance by Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres.
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