Jerusalem's Lot (Stephen King)
Jerusalem's Lot, Maine (often shortened to 'Salem's Lot or just the Lot) is a fictional town and a part of writer Stephen King's fictional Maine topography. 'Salem's Lot has served as the setting for a number of his novels, novellas, and short stories. 'Salem's Lot first appeared in King's 1975 novel "'Salem's Lot", and has reappeared as late as his 2013 novel "Doctor Sleep" (see list below). The town is described as being located in Cumberland County, between (or including parts of) the towns of Falmouth, Windham, and Cumberland, near the southern part of the state about ten miles north of Portland. A map on King's official website, though, places 'Salem's Lot considerably further north, approximately in Northwest Piscataquis.
Salem, Ma'ale Iron
In the late 1950s, the Jewish kibbutz of Giv'at Oz established good relations with Salem as well as nearby Zalafa when a Kupat Holim clinic was built in the kibbutz which served the residents of Salem. Later the kibbutz provided water and transportation services to Salem and social contact was built up between both communities as the residents started learning Hebrew. The villagers started reporting the Israeli authorities about attacks coming from Jordan.