The springtime Jewish holiday of Purim is all about boisterousness and fun: Included in the annual celebrations are carnivals and parades, drinking and eating (copious hamantaschen, of course!), and ...

Jewish children in Demnate, Morocco, participate in an Alliance Israélite Universelle Purim program in 1955 (AIU/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain) My late maternal grandmother, Iran (yes, that was her ...

It’s nearly Purim — this year, the holiday begins on the evening of Thursday, March 13 — and there’s no shortage of family-friendly ways to spend this joyful Jewish holiday, including costume parties, ...

Purim, a Jewish holiday celebrating joy and salvation, begins Saturday evening and ends Sunday evening. Among the celebrations: many Jewish children will dress up and feast on triangular sweets on ...

“The entire society has to be more accessible,” Israel’s first lady, Michal Herzog said after hosting the party. JERUSALEM — Welcoming children for a Purim celebration this week, the security guards ...