Purim holiday, Beit Shemesh

Traczewska, Agnieszka (1969-)

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Contemporary Hasidic Jews through the lens of Agnieszka Traczewska
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The photograph shows a family from Bet Shemesh in Israel celebrating Purim. In Orthodox Jewish circles, women's and men's groups celebrate separately. This applies to all religious rituals and prayers held, often also to daily life, as women are not supposed to maintain relationships with men as they threaten the principle of modesty. The exception is Purim, Judaism's most joyous festival, known as the Jewish carnival, during which, for this one time in the year, Jews are allowed to put on costumes of the opposite sex and wear masks, and the rule of separation between men and women is relaxed.

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Information about the object
Author/creator
Traczewska, Agnieszka (1969-)
Object type
photography
Time of creation/dating
21st century
Place of creation
Beit Shemesh (Israel)
Technique
colour photograph
Material
photographic print paper
Keywords
photography (art.)
Copyrights status
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Owner
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Identification number
MPOLIN-M1542
Localization
The object is on display in the museum
The purchase of work for the POLIN Museum's collection was subsidized by funds from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.