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  • 'The Hebrew Purim Ball at the Academy of Music,'  featured in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, April 1, 1865
    'The Hebrew Purim Ball at the Academy of Music,'  featured in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, April 1, 1865
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    Having a Ball on Purim

    Extravagant parties once marked the holiday for American Jews in the late 1800s

    byJenna Weissman Joselit
  • Actors perform in Talia Boltin's Purim spiel in Melbourne, Australia
    Actors perform in Talia Boltin's Purim spiel in Melbourne, Australia
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    Rewriting the Script

    The ongoing evolution of the Purim spiel

    byNomi Kaltmann
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    Jews and Booze

    Rokhl’s Golden City: Jews don’t drink. Or do they?

    byRokhl Kafrissen
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    The Joy of Purim

    What the holiday can teach us about fighting evil in our midst

    byBeth Kissileff
  • Purim Carnival in Tel Aviv, 1934.
    Purim Carnival in Tel Aviv, 1934.
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    Esther in Furs

    Rokhl’s Golden City: A Polish Purim story

    byRokhl Kafrissen
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    The Purim Report: Mirth and Melancholy

    A holiday filled with cookies, storytelling, and the wisdom of Jackie Mason

    byAbigail Pogrebin
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    On Purim, Remembering Not to Forget

    Memory, continuity, and a grandfather’s curious New York Times ritual

    byAlter Yisrael Shimon Feuerman
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    The Origins of Your Favorite Purim Customs

    Costumes, revelry, and satire weren’t always synonymous with the holiday

    byShlomo M. Brody
  • William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy as Captain Kirk and Spock in the Star Trek episode City on the Edge of Forever.
    William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy as Captain Kirk and Spock in the Star Trek episode City on the Edge of Forever.
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    Last-Minute Purim Costumes: A Guide for the Perplexed

    Embrace your laziness! Repurpose the crap you already have at home!

    byMarjorie Ingall
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    How a Purim Treat Turned Into a Purim Chore—and Finally a Source of Joy

    We publish a comic holiday newsletter for our friends. Recently it started to feel like work, until I learned the meaning of ‘mitzvah.’

    byRebecca Klempner
  • Purim in Jerusalem.
    Purim in Jerusalem.
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    Be Happy

    We’re commanded to be happy on Purim, and it turns out the acts required for proper observance—from donning costumes to celebrating with others—provide useful tricks for brightening moods year round

    byIlana Kurshan
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