Purim 1882: Celebrating the holiday on the sacred soil of America
The traditional theme of the holiday – encouraging gifts for the needy – was also a perfect background for what happened on Purim on Ward’s Island.
THE STATUE of Liberty in New York Harbor, 1893. ‘The New Colossus’ by poet Emma Lazarus is mounted on the statue’s pedestal. (photo credit: Loeffler/Fox Photos/Getty Images)ByDAVID GEFFEN
