Growing up, I always admired the Purim play at my temple. There was even one year that I was in it. To me, it symbolized turing a difficult but victorious Jewish story into a play that I could relate to and understand. I never thought of Purim as a way to come together until I read this article. I liked how the author though of Purim as a way to escape the oppression and want to emigrate. Everyone, no matter who they were came together for the play, all squeezing into an apartment since there was no theater they could perform at. I think the story the author of the article told also perfectly encompasses the story of purim. It is about standing up for Jewish rights without knowing the consequences. In the end, Ester’s devoted bravery saved all the Jews from Haman’s horrid antisemitism. This story shows how going out of ones way to celebrate purim and put on a play can allow people to come together in ways they did not know was possible. The play united a family just as Purim united the Jews of Soviet Moscow.
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