Purim
Ultra-Orthodox Jews some wearing costumes scuffle with police officers during celebrations of the Jewish holiday of Purim, in the Mea Shearim ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Jerusalem, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021. The Jewish holiday of Purim commemorates the Jews' salvation from genocide in ancient Persia, as recounted in the biblical Book of Esther. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Levi Banon and his son Mendel, 12, read a religious text at their home library in Casablanca, Morocco, Thursday, May 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
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Musya Banon, right, and her sisters Nina, left, and Sara, center, bake challah bread for Shabbat, in their home in Casablanca, Morocco, Thursday, May 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
In Morocco, tiny Jewish community grapples with virus

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