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hamantasze - ciastka na żydowskie Święto Purim

Purim or the Festival of Lots

The holiday of Purim (Hebrew for lots), next to Hanukkah, is one of the joyous holidays. In Yiddish, purym means fate, destiny, which is why this day is also called the Festival of Lots (casting lots). It is supposed to have originated in one of the Jewish communities of the eastern Diaspora in the mid-2nd century BCE and owes its historical name to the events described in the Book of Esther ...

An outline of the history of the Jewish community in Trzemeszno (Tremessen)

Trzemeszno is a town located in the eastern part of Wielkopolska (Greater Poland). Its history is inextricably linked with the monastery of Canons Regular, which has been here since the twelfth century. For centuries, the city was the property of the monastery, and only Catholics could settle there. Changes in the national...