People Mark Jewish New Year Holiday In Jerusalem

Jewish boys carry a bench to a synagogue in the Old City of Jerusalem on the first day of Rosh Hashanah, Sept. 16, 2012. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year holiday, began at sunset on Sept. 16 this year.

A Jewish family dressed in festive costumes walk in the Old City of Jerusalem on the first day of Rosh Hashanah, Sept. 16, 2012.

A Jewish woman dressed in a festive costume prays at the Western Wall Plaza in the Old City of Jerusalem on the first day of Rosh Hashanah, Sept. 16, 2012. <Xinhua/Yin Dongxun>

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