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Id no. 1990.91, Judaica

January 01 to March 31 1991, New York, Brooklyn

Subject(s):  Ritual, Purim

Noisemakers are used in synagogue during the reading of the Scroll of Esther on Purim to drown out the name of the villain, Haman.

This one squeaks if you playfully bop someone on the head; the other (fish) end is a whistle. Boppers are also used in Israel on Independence Day.