New archaeological findings indicate that Jews continued to live in Jerusalem even after the destruction of the Second Temple. Excavations near the Shuafat refugee camp in northern Jerusalem uncovered what appear to be relics from an active Jewish community that existed after the Romans destroyed the Temple in 70 C.E., Ha’aretz reported.
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