Purim 2018 - Mugur Varzariu

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Purim 2018

Jewish people and guests celebrating Purim at JCC in Bucharest in 2018. The Jewish holiday of Purim commemorates the Jews' salvation from genocide in ancient Persia, as recounted in the Book of Esther which is read in synagogues.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - MAR 04: People wear costumes and scary make-up as they participate in the party organized by the Jewish Community Center, during the Jewish festival of Purim, on March 4, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

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