The Daily Graphic engraving depicting the Hebrew Purim Ball at Terrace Garden Theatre in New York on March 13, 1873. The legal and ethical question of mandatory masking has become one of the great ...

Two years. It’s been two years since we’ve seen an UnMasked World. Two years of children breathing their own imperfectly brushed tooth-smells, two years of N95 synthetic creating a layer of “mascne” ...

Torah teaches that “you shall rejoice in your festivals,” bringing opportunities to bless, to sing, to share in convivial celebration, but none so outrageously as the holiday of Purim. It is between ...

Purim, or the Feast of Lots, is a Biblical Jewish festival known for extravagant costumes, the exchanging of gift baskets, performances, and a feast. This joyous celebration commemorates how ancient ...

Decorative masks made by Tulsa area students are on display ahead of the Jewish holiday Purim next week. The Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art holds a competition each year for young aspiring ...

Let's see here. Ah yes, Esther, the Persian heroine of her own book in the Hebrew Bible, wins a beauty contest and becomes queen.Not too shabby. Meantime, the villainous Haman, the king's top adviser, ...

The Persian Gulf war is influencing how Israeli youngsters will dress when Purim festivities begin Wednesday night. Favorites among the kids include the camouflage outfits worn by American soldiers ...

The DC JCC's Kurlander Program for Gay & Lesbian Outreach and Engagement — aka GLOE — presents its fourth annual Masquerade and Mischief Purim Party, featuring performances by the DC Cowboys, a "Purim ...

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — Seashore Gardens Living Center residents had fun creating masks for Purim in early March. They used dried flowers and feathers to create the masks during the Center’s Eldergrow ...