Friday, March 25, 2011

Puim III - Mea Shearim




A few minutes from home, a completly  different world, from other times.
Ultra Orthodox Jews celebrate Purim, in the Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem  The feast of Purim commemorates the salvation of the Jews from the ancient Persians as described in the book of Esther, celebrations involve participants dressing up in disguises and enjoying otherwise forbidden revelry.
Photo (C) Quique Kierszenbaum

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