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Purim Play

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Purim celebrates the story of Queen Esther, who married Persia's King Ahasueras and saved the Jewish people from the wicked Haman, who plotted to kill them all. On Purim, Jewish congregations retell the long happy tale (hence the phrase, the whole Megillah) and often give a Purim spiel, or play. Children attend costumed as Haman, Mordechai or Esther, and jeer and swing their noisemakers each time Haman's name is read.

This fun volume includes the Purim story and a play, given by Frannie and her cousins at home. Too bad, the cousin who usually plays Haman has the flu. Frannie's mother has invited Mrs. Teplitzky to take his part.

The children expect the worst of their widowed neighbor. But Mrs. Teplitzky arrives festooned in a very multi-colored robe, tri-cornered hat and convincing beard, and admits that she was once an actress. The plot thickens from there.

A three-page appendix includes the full tale of Esther, her cousin Mordechai, Ahasueras and of course Haman, a page on how the holiday is celebrated and a recipe for the tri-cornered Purim cookies named Hamantaschen for Haman's hat. Alyssa A. Lappen