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Headline: Purim celebrations in Jerusalem

Caption: Ultra orthodox Jewish men take part in the celebrations of the Jewish holiday of Purim at Jerusalem's Mea She'arim neighbourhood. Purim, also called the Festival of Lots, is a carnival-like Jewish holiday that commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from a plot to massacre all the Jews in the ancient Persian Empire, as recounted in the Book of Esther.

Keywords: Human Interest,people,religion,belief,customs and traditions

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