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Purim is widely depicted as the most thoroughly joyful of Jewish holidays — highlighted by celebrations that include costumes, skits, noisemakers and varying degrees of rowdiness.It celebrates the biblical story of how a plot to exterminate Jews in Persia was thwarted, and thus is embraced as an affirmation of Jewish survival throughout history. For many Jews, it will have extra significance this year during a war in Gaza triggered by the Oct.
”The ministry said the directive was issued “in the shadow of the war and in accordance with the security reality and the characteristics of the current period.”Many cities in Israel have canceled traditional Purim parades, citing the war in Gaza.SOMETIMES A DARK SIDE TO THE HOLIDAYAs with other holidays of other faiths, Purim has sometimes been used as a date to wreak high-profile acts of violence.
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