Two photos of young performers of a Purim shpiel (Purim play) in the shtetl of Apt (Opatow) appeared on Facebook this week. The actors look to be between 10 and 15 years old.

A Ukrainian Jewish woman follows a prayer before Purim celebrations and a festive meal at the Great Choral Synagogue in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, March 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) ...

Hudson Kaplan,4 , of Rye Brook, N.Y., wears a dinosaur costume in the bounce house during the Purim Carnival at Temple Sholom in Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, March 5, 2023.

MIDLOTHIAN, Va. — An independent-progressive Jewish community of Richmond called Kehillah held its third annual Purim Party Saturday evening.

Rabbi Nissen Pewzner reads the Megillah to celebrate the Jewish Holiday of Purim with members of the local community at the Chabad West Shore Jewish Center in Hampden Township, Pa., Mar. 7, 2023.

Men of the Ukrainian Jewish community dance during Purim celebrations and a festive meal at the Great Choral Synagogue in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, March 24, 2024.

Greenwich's Charlotte Pratolongo, 10, enjoys cotton candy that matches her dress during the Purim Carnival at Temple Sholom in Greenwich, Conn. on March 9, 2025.