EditorialScroll of Esther (Megillah of Esther). Book read on the feast of Purim, to commemorate the salvation of the Jews from the Persians thanks to the intervention of Esther. Written in Hebrew. Parchment and wooden guide. 19th century. From Morocco. Sephardi...
EditorialPurim plate, used for the exchange of food among friends and neighbours during Purim. From Germany. The plate shows Zeresh, wife of Haman, oppressor of Persian Jews, pouring the contents of a chamber pot over Haman. Pewter, 23,7 cm diameter.
EditorialPurim plate. Centre: Haman leading Mordechai. Hebrew inscription around the rim (Esther 9.22 and 6.9). From southern Germany. Pewter. Inv. 353.
EditorialScroll of Esther for the Purim Festival, c. 1850. Europe (Eastern?), Hebrew, 19th century. Ink on vellum (eight columns, 39 lines of text on three membranes); overall: 37.9 cm (14 15/16 in.).
EditorialEmbroidered wallhanging for Purim, the Jewish holiday commemorating the salvation of Persian Jews as related in the biblical book of Esther. Bottom register: Haman, enemy of the Jews, and his ten sons die on the gallows. Jerusalem, wool and silk, perfo...
EditorialIsraeli security blocks Palestinians from entering the street during the Jewish settler Purim parade in Hebron in the West Bank, Gaza - 20 Mar 2011
EditorialAn Ultra Orthodox Jewish boy dressed as an old man walks by graffiti of the Palestinian flag on Purim in Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, Israel - 21 Mar 2011
EditorialAn Israeli settler in a pink wig gives the victory sign as he passes Palestinians during the Purim parade in Hebron in the West Bank, Gaza - 20 Mar 2011