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During the Jewish festival of Purim a group of Orthodox Jewish boys from the Viznitz Yeshiva (school) in fancy dress celebrate the festival with a feast. The schoolboys drink large amounts of alcohol throughout the day and night, towards the end of the night a fight breaks out between two of the boys.

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During the Jewish festival of Purim a group of Orthodox Jewish boys from the Viznitz Yeshiva (school) in fancy dress celebrate the festival with a feast. The schoolboys drink large amounts of alcohol throughout the day and night, towards the end of the night a fight breaks out between two of the boys.