Thursday, March 1, 2012

Purim of Long Ago

There is so much of joy in the celebration of Purim. It is one of the few holidays we have where laughter and smiles dominate. But what must this holiday have been like for those returning from the camps at the end of WWII? And what was it like pre-War for the Jewish residents of Europe? For a bit of that history about how Purim used to be, go to

http://www.yivoencyclopedia.org/article.aspx/Purim

No comments: