PHOTO GALLERY: Ultra-Orthodox communities celebrate Purim in Israel
PHOTO GALLERY: Ultra-Orthodox communities celebrate Purim in Israel
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish child walks through the streets in costume during the Purim festival celebrations in Bnei Brak, Israel, on Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish child walks through the streets in costume during the Purim festival celebrations in Bnei Brak, Israel, on Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish child walks through the streets in costume during the Purim festival celebrations in Bnei Brak, Israel, on Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish kids wear costumes ahead of the Jewish holiday of Purim in Jerusalem, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish kids wear costumes ahead of the Jewish holiday of Purim in Jerusalem, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Jewish ultra-Orthodox men and children, some wearing costumes read the Book of Esther, which tells the story of the Jewish festival of Purim, at a synagogue in Bnei Brak, Israel, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Jewish ultra-Orthodox men and children, some wearing costumes read the Book of Esther, which tells the story of the Jewish festival of Purim, at a synagogue in Bnei Brak, Israel, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish kids dress up in costumes during school ahead of the Jewish holiday of Purim in Jerusalem, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish kids dress up in costumes during school ahead of the Jewish holiday of Purim in Jerusalem, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Jewish ultra-Orthodox men and children, some wearing costumes, read the Book of Esther, which tells the story of the Jewish festival of Purim, at a synagogue in Jerusalem, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Jewish ultra-Orthodox men and children, some wearing costumes, read the Book of Esther, which tells the story of the Jewish festival of Purim, at a synagogue in Jerusalem, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Jewish ultra-Orthodox men and children, some wearing costumes, read the Book of Esther, which tells the story of the Jewish festival of Purim, at a synagogue in Jerusalem, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Jewish ultra-Orthodox men and children, some wearing costumes, read the Book of Esther, which tells the story of the Jewish festival of Purim, at a synagogue in Jerusalem, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men celebrate the Jewish festival of Purim in Mea Shearim, ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men celebrate the Jewish festival of Purim in Mea Shearim, ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men celebrate the Jewish festival of Purim in Mea Shearim, ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men celebrate the Jewish festival of Purim in Mea Shearim, ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Jewish ultra-Orthodox men and children, some wearing costumes, read the Book of Esther, which tells the story of the Jewish festival of Purim, at a synagogue in Jerusalem, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Jewish ultra-Orthodox men and children, some wearing costumes, read the Book of Esther, which tells the story of the Jewish festival of Purim, at a synagogue in Jerusalem, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish children and men, some wearing costumes, celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim, Thursday, March 13, 2025, in Haifa, Israel. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish children and men, some wearing costumes, celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim, Thursday, March 13, 2025, in Haifa, Israel. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Jewish ultra-Orthodox men and children, some wearing costumes read the Book of Esther, which tells the story of the Jewish festival of Purim, at a synagogue in Bnei Brak, Israel, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Jewish ultra-Orthodox men and children, some wearing costumes read the Book of Esther, which tells the story of the Jewish festival of Purim, at a synagogue in Bnei Brak, Israel, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish children and men , some dress up in , celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim, Thursday, March 13, 2025, in Haifa, Israel. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish children and men , some dress up in , celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim, Thursday, March 13, 2025, in Haifa, Israel. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men celebrate the Jewish festival of Purim in Mea Shearim, ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men celebrate the Jewish festival of Purim in Mea Shearim, ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men celebrate the Jewish festival of Purim in Mea Shearim, ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men celebrate the Jewish festival of Purim in Mea Shearim, ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men celebrate the Jewish festival of Purim in Mea Shearim, ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men celebrate the Jewish festival of Purim in Mea Shearim, ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men celebrate the Jewish festival of Purim in Mea Shearim, ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men celebrate the Jewish festival of Purim in Mea Shearim, ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Jewish ultra-Orthodox men and children, some wearing costumes read the Book of Esther, which tells the story of the Jewish festival of Purim, at a synagogue in Bnei Brak, Israel, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Jewish ultra-Orthodox men and children, some wearing costumes read the Book of Esther, which tells the story of the Jewish festival of Purim, at a synagogue in Bnei Brak, Israel, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men celebrate the Jewish festival of Purim in Mea Shearim, ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men celebrate the Jewish festival of Purim in Mea Shearim, ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish kids dress up in costumes during school ahead of the Jewish holiday of Purim in Jerusalem, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish kids dress up in costumes during school ahead of the Jewish holiday of Purim in Jerusalem, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Jewish ultra-Orthodox men and children, some wearing costumes, read the Book of Esther, which tells the story of the Jewish festival of Purim, at a synagogue in Jerusalem, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Jewish ultra-Orthodox men and children, some wearing costumes, read the Book of Esther, which tells the story of the Jewish festival of Purim, at a synagogue in Jerusalem, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Jewish ultra-Orthodox men and children, some wearing costumes, read the Book of Esther, which tells the story of the Jewish festival of Purim, at a synagogue in Jerusalem, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Jewish ultra-Orthodox men and children, some wearing costumes, read the Book of Esther, which tells the story of the Jewish festival of Purim, at a synagogue in Jerusalem, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men celebrate the Jewish festival of Purim in Mea Shearim, ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men celebrate the Jewish festival of Purim in Mea Shearim, ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men celebrate the Jewish festival of Purim in Mea Shearim, ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men celebrate the Jewish festival of Purim in Mea Shearim, ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Jewish ultra-Orthodox men and children, some wearing costumes, read the Book of Esther, which tells the story of the Jewish festival of Purim, at a synagogue in Jerusalem, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Jewish ultra-Orthodox men and children, some wearing costumes, read the Book of Esther, which tells the story of the Jewish festival of Purim, at a synagogue in Jerusalem, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Jewish ultra-Orthodox men and children, some wearing costumes read the Book of Esther, which tells the story of the Jewish festival of Purim, at a synagogue in Bnei Brak, Israel, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Jewish ultra-Orthodox men and children, some wearing costumes read the Book of Esther, which tells the story of the Jewish festival of Purim, at a synagogue in Bnei Brak, Israel, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish children and men, some wearing costumes, celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim, Thursday, March 13, 2025, in Haifa, Israel. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish children and men, some wearing costumes, celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim, Thursday, March 13, 2025, in Haifa, Israel. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish children and men , some dress up in , celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim, Thursday, March 13, 2025, in Haifa, Israel. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish children and men , some dress up in , celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim, Thursday, March 13, 2025, in Haifa, Israel. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men celebrate the Jewish festival of Purim in Mea Shearim, ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men celebrate the Jewish festival of Purim in Mea Shearim, ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men celebrate the Jewish festival of Purim in Mea Shearim, ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men celebrate the Jewish festival of Purim in Mea Shearim, ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men celebrate the Jewish festival of Purim in Mea Shearim, ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men celebrate the Jewish festival of Purim in Mea Shearim, ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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