A child listens on as Ultra Orthodox Jew [Getty Images]

BENI BRAK, Israel: A child listens on as Ultra Orthodox Jews from the Wiznitz Hassidim group reads the Ester scrolls at the synagogue in the Israeli town of Beni Brak near Tel Aviv 13 March 2006 during the feast of Purim. The Jewish feast of Purim commemorates the salvation of the Jews from the ancient Persians as described in the book of Esther. AFP PHOTO/MENAHEM KAHANA (Photo credit should read MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

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