The Bandits' Purim: A Jealous Shopkeeper, a Mob, and a Miracle in 1786 Turkey
In the Turkish town of Gomudzhina, a jealous grocer's lie set off a brutal revenge spiral, a 5,000-strong bandit army, and a last-minute rescue by the sultan's troops — remembered ever since as the community's own Purim on the 22nd of Cheshvan.
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