Corinna Kern

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews wearing cos...ecounted in the Book of Esther.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews wearing costumes celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim in the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, Israel, March 13, 2017. The Jewish holiday of Purim celebrates the Jews' salvation from genocide in ancient Persia, as recounted in the Book of Esther.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews follow an a...he week-long Passover festival.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews follow an ancient Biblical command by harvesting wheat at a field in the Ultra-orthodox moshav of Komemiyut, May 3, 2016, They will store the wheat for almost a year and then use it to grind flour to make unleavened bread for the week-long Passover festival.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews watch a har...the week-long Passover holiday.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews watch a harvester in a field in the Ultra-orthodox moshav of Komemiyut, May 3, 2016. According to a Jewish tradition the harvested wheat will be stored for almost a year and then used to grind flour to make unleavened bread for the week-long Passover holiday.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews use sticks ...the Jewish holiday of Passover.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews use sticks to separate the grains of the harvested wheat, in the Ultra-orthodox moshav of Komemiyut May 3, 2016. The harvested wheat will later be used to make the traditional unleavened bread eaten during the Jewish holiday of Passover.

Ultra-orthodox Jewish men study...rak, Israel, February 13, 2017.

Ultra-orthodox Jewish men study religious texts in a Yeshiva in the ultra-orthodox city of Bnei Brak, Israel, February 13, 2017.

An ultra-orthodox Jewish man re...ei Brak, Israel, July 24, 2018.

An ultra-orthodox Jewish man reads a book while standing in the entrance to a Yeshiva, in the ultra-orthodox city of Bnei Brak, Israel, July 24, 2018.

The clothes of Ultra Orthodox j...ach in Ashkelon, April 6, 2016.

The clothes of Ultra Orthodox jewish men hang on a sign reading "swimming is danger - no lifeguards" on the beach in Ashkelon, April 6, 2016.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews perform the...rak, Israel September 27, 2017.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews perform the Kaparot ritual, in which chickens are waved around one's head and then slaughtered as a symbolic gesture of atonement, ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, in Bnei Brak, Israel September 27, 2017.

A girl looks through a separati...ei Brak, Israel, June 15, 2018.

A girl looks through a separation fence betweenn the men's and the women's section at a Bar Mitzvah, Bnei Brak, Israel, June 15, 2018.

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish girls loo...rak, Israel, February 16, 2017.

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish girls look on during a wedding celebration in Bnei Brak, Israel, February 16, 2017.

An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish couple... Netivot, Israel July 22, 2016.

An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish couple stand together as hot air balloons fly overhead during a two-day international hot air balloon festival in Eshkol Park near the southern city of Netivot, Israel July 22, 2016.

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish girl l...ak, Israel September 27, 2017.

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish girl looks at a chicken during the Kaparot ritual, ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, in Bnei Brak, Israel September 27, 2017.

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish inspec... city of Ashdod April 20, 2016.

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish inspects cutlery before dipping it in boiling water to remove remains of leaven in preparation for the Jewish holiday of Passover in the city of Ashdod April 20, 2016.

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish youth ...m neighbourhood April 17, 2019.

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish youth dips cooking utensils in boiling water to remove remains of leaven in preparation for the Jewish holiday of Passover, in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighbourhood April 17, 2019.

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish boy sm...ecounted in the Book of Esther.

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish boy smokes a cigarette during the Jewish holiday of Purim in the ultra-orthodox neighbourhood Mea Shearim, Jerusalem, March 22, 2019. The Jewish holiday of Purim commemorates the Jews' salvation from genocide in ancient Persia, as recounted in the Book of Esther.

A girl, dressed in a costume is... "Dollhouse".

A girl, dressed in a costume is seen during Purim, a celebration of the Jews' salvation from genocide in ancient Persia, as recounted in the Book of Esther, in Bnei Brak near Tel Aviv, Israel, March 21, 2019. The words in Hebrew read "Dollhouse".

Ultra-Orthodox Jews celebrate t...ecounted in the Book of Esther.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim in the ultra-orthodox neighbourhood Mea Shearim, Jerusalem, March 22, 2019. The Jewish holiday of Purim commemorates the Jews' salvation from genocide in ancient Persia, as recounted in the Book of Esther.

An ultra-orthodox Jewish family...hood, Israel, December 05, 2018

An ultra-orthodox Jewish family lights candles at their home on the fourth night of the holiday of Hanukkah in Jerusalem's Nachlaot neighourhood, Israel, December 05, 2018