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The devoted Fireman

Thousands of candles are thrown into the blazing fire.

The whole event is a strange Mise-en-scène in which religious piety coexists with aesthetics of dirt and neglect.

What is prominently present is a cynical practice of constant fundraising.

 

(Captured at the yearly commemoration day of Rabbi Israel Abu-Hatsera).

 

(*From the archive, re-edited)

 

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Uploaded on April 27, 2022