Ultra-Orthodox Jewish kids wear costumes ahead of the Jewish holiday of Purim in Jerusalem, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP ...

Jewish ultra-Orthodox men and children, some wearing costumes read the Book of Esther, which tells the story of the Jewish ...

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CAPITAL REGION, NY (WRGB) — Purim is known as the biggest party on the Jewish calendar. Some call it the "Jewish Mardi Gras." Sunday the celebrations continued here in the Capital Region.

CHICAGO – Community members in Andersonville gathered Sunday for the neighborhood’s first ever Purim Carnival. The holiday celebrates the Jews’ salvation in Ancient Persia in the face of a ...

Jerusalem hosted its annual Purim parade on Sunday, celebrating the Jewish holiday that commemorates the biblical story of surviving a plot to exterminate Jews in Persia. The event featured the ...

Jewish ultra-Orthodox men and children, some wearing costumes read the Book of Esther, which tells the story of the Jewish ...

This was particularly significant because Purim commemorates the survival of the Jewish people against oppression. The reading of the Book of Esther under those very trying circumstances served as ...

Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War ...