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How New York's 19th-century Jews turned Purim into an American party

  • Written by Zev Eleff, Associate Professor of Jewish History, Touro College
How New York's 19th-century Jews turned Purim into an American partyThe Jewish Museum's Purim Ball at the Park Avenue Armory in 2015 in New York City.https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/general-view-of-atmosphere-during-the-jewish-museums-purim-news-photo/464419164?adppopup=true

Purim, which falls this year on Feb. 26, ranks among Judaism’s most joyous holidays.

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