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Ultra-Orthodox Jews celebrate Purim holiday in Jerusalem
Video Credit: euronews (in English)
Published on March 9, 2023 - Duration: 01:00s
Ultra-Orthodox Jews celebrate Purim holiday in Jerusalem
Ultra-Orthodox Jews dressed in costumes celebrated Purim in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighbourhood.
The holiday commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people from a plot to exterminate them in the ancient Persian empire 2,500 years ago, as recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther.
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Ethnic religion of the Jewish people