© Joel Goodman - 07973 332324 - all rights reserved . 17/03/2022. Salford , UK . Jewish children are seen in streets around the Broughton Park area of North Manchester wearing fancy dress as Purim celebrations take place . The festival marks the saving of the Jewish people from " Haman " , an official of the Achaemenid Empire who , according to the Book of Esther , planned to kill all of Persia's Jews . Photo credit : Joel Goodman