You might not instinctively pair Queen Esther with Rembrandt van Rijn, the Dutch master who invented realism in the 17th century. Yet “The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt, ...

Beautiful Queen Esther Visiting Ferrara, Italy this Purim. By. David Israel - 12 Adar 5785 – March 12, 2025. 0. Share on Facebook. Tweet on Twitter ...

(RNS) — Looking for a modern Queen Esther? Here she is: A Jewish woman, embodying diversity, who stands up for Zionism.

The Bible’s Queen Esther was one of the defining Dutch divas of the 17th century and muse to some of Amsterdam’s greatest painters — among them Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn. “The Book of Esther in ...

Opinion: Queen Esther is a Jewish hero, but Queen Vashti is the feminist icon we need right now The Jewish Museum’s exhibition The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt opens March 7 and runs ...

Dehavilland Ford, a Texas pastor, has long felt a kinship with Queen Esther. This fall, just ahead of the presidential election, she helped organize An Esther Call to the Mall, a march in ...

John Irving’s new novel, ‘Queen Esther,’ touches decades of Israeli history Book to be released in November tells story of Esther Nacht, Viennese Jew born in 1905 whose life ‘is fated to ...

Queen Esther and Queen Rania: Different responses to Jewish genocide. Jordan’s Queen Rania arrives for the opening of Parliament in Amman, Jordan, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019.

‘Esther’, 19th century. Esther (born Hadassah), was a woman in the Hebrew Bible, the queen of Ahasuerus and the heroine of the Biblical Book of Esther which is named after her.

Queen Esther Marrow, the Newport News songstress who performed for presidents, royalty and the pope. With her group, The Harlem Gospel Singers, Queen Esther Marrow continues to tour the world.