The orthodox Jewish community in Borough Park Brooklyn celebrates the festive holiday of Purim by wearing costumes, donating to the poor, eating tasty foods and generally having a good time. People on 13th Avenue. Purim is celebrated every year on the 14th of the Hebrew month of Adar . It commemorates the salvation of the Jewish people in the ancient Persian empire from Haman’s plot “to destroy, kill and annihilate all the Jews, young and old, infants and women, in a single day,” as recorded in the Megillah (book of Esther). Local merchant gives gifts to Jewish children as they pass by.

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