Purim is a Jewish holiday commemorating the salvation of the Jewish people from Haman's plot to annihilate them in the Achaemenid Empire, as told in the Book of Esther. Celebrated annually on the 14th of Adar (or Adar II in leap years), it's a joyous occasion marked by public readings of the Megillah (Book of Esther), sending food gifts to friends, giving charity to the poor, and enjoying a festive meal. Costumes and plays are also common traditions, creating a celebratory and communal atmosphere.
In 1930, a possible interval of seventeen years between occurrences of Purim Meshulash began.
In November 1938, specifically the day after Kristallnacht on November 10, Adolf Hitler banned the observance of Purim. Nazi politician Julius Streicher suggested that Jews would institute a new Purim festival in Germany if they succeeded in inciting a war.
On Purim in 1942, ten Jews were hanged in Zduńska Wola by the Nazis to "avenge" the hanging of Haman's ten sons. Also in 1942, the Nazis murdered over 5000 Jews, mostly children, in the Minsk Ghetto. The victims were shot and buried alive.
In 1943, during Purim, the Nazis shot ten Jews from the Piotrków ghetto. On Purim eve in 1943, over 100 Jewish doctors and their families were shot by the Nazis in Częstochowa. The following day, Jewish doctors were taken from Radom and shot nearby in Szydłowiec.
On January 30, 1944, Hitler stated in a speech that if the Nazis were defeated, the Jews would celebrate "a second Purim".
On October 16, 1946, ten Nazi defendants in the Nuremberg Trials were executed by hanging, coinciding with Hoshana Rabbah, the final judgement day of Judaism. Hermann Göring, an eleventh Nazi official sentenced to death, committed suicide.
In 1947, a possible interval of seventeen years between occurrences of Purim Meshulash ended.
The Jewish year 5707, which corresponds to the secular year 1946–1947, is referenced in a code within the Book of Esther, relating to the names of Haman's ten sons and the numerical values of certain Hebrew letters.
On March 1, 1953, which corresponds to Purim 1953, Joseph Stalin was suddenly paralyzed, leading to his death four days later. Stalin's death averted nationwide pogroms against Jews throughout the Soviet Union, and Stalin's infamous doctors' plot was halted.
In 1954, the maximum interval between occurrences of Purim Meshulash was 20 years, marking the start of such an interval.
In 1960, the film "Esther and the King", starring Joan Collins as Esther and Richard Egan as Ahasuerus, was released.
In 1974, the minimum interval between occurrences of Purim Meshulash was three years, marking the start of such an interval.
In 1977, the minimum interval between occurrences of Purim Meshulash was three years, marking the end of such an interval.
In 1981, a possible interval of four years between occurrences of Purim Meshulash began.
In 1994, a possible interval of seven years between occurrences of Purim Meshulash began.
The Cave of the Patriarchs massacre took place during Purim of 1994.
On March 4, 1996, on the eve of Purim, the Dizengoff Center suicide bombing took place, killing 13 people.
In 2001, a possible interval of four years between occurrences of Purim Meshulash began.
In 2005, the minimum interval between occurrences of Purim Meshulash was three years, marking the start of such an interval.
In 2006, the comedy film "For Your Consideration" was released, featuring a film-within-a-film titled "Home for Purim" about a Southern Jewish family's Purim celebration, which is later renamed "Home for Thanksgiving".
In 2006, the movie "One Night with the King", chronicling the life of Hadassah, who becomes the Biblical Esther, was released.
In 2008, the minimum interval between occurrences of Purim Meshulash was three years, marking the end of such an interval.
In 2021, a possible interval of four years between occurrences of Purim Meshulash began.
In 2024, ahead of Purim, Israel's Education Ministry issued a directive to schools and kindergartens about avoiding "panic-inducing costumes" due to the Gaza war. Many places in Israel also decided to cancel Purim events in 2024.
In 2025, a possible interval of four years between occurrences of Purim Meshulash will begin.
In 2045, the minimum interval between occurrences of Purim Meshulash will be three years, marking the start of such an interval.
In 2048, the minimum interval between occurrences of Purim Meshulash will be three years, marking the end of such an interval.
In 2052, a possible interval of four years between occurrences of Purim Meshulash will end.
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