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Photos of the Purim Street Party in Europe's Hasidic Heartland
Photographer Grey Hutton went to Stamford Hill to watch the celebrations unfold.
Mike Pompeo thinks it’s “possible” that Trump is a biblical savior
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo agreed that God may have sent Trump to save Israel.
Belgian Jews Soberly Celebrate Purim Holiday Following Brussels Terror Attacks
The characteristically merry spring festival encourages revelers to eat to excess and drink so much that they cannot tell the difference between good and evil — but parties in Brussels have been canceled.
Kids in Jerusalem Celebrated Purim by Smoking Tons of Cigarettes
The ultra-orthodox community of Mea Shearim take the holiday extremely seriously, and—for reasons that remain unclear—while the adults are getting slaughtered on Kosher Vodka the kids smoke like chimneys.
Five Israelis Injured in Car-Ramming Attack as Jerusalem Celebrates Purim
The city has been relatively calm after a string of similar assaults last year, but there are fears the violence could flare again over a tax revenue freeze that has strangled Palestinian finances.
Purim in Hasidic Williamsburg
Purim, the Jewish alternative to the Catholic bacchanalia of Carnaval, is the best day of the year for the Hasidic Jews of Williamsburg.
Happy Purim
North East London’s Stamford Hill is home to Europe’s largest Hasidic Jewish population. The area is brimming with bearded, sweaty men wearing black suits and furry hats and pale-faced, bewigged women, who are usually pushing baby carriages...