A show argues that the Jewish tale was interpreted as a symbol of liberation from Spanish rule in 17th-century Dutch society.

This vacates the queen’s throne ... It is at this second dinner that Esther reveals Haman’s plot to Ahasuerus. The king is so upset he leaves the room, and Haman falls upon Esther to beg ...

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Purim commemorates an episode in the life of the Jewish people following exile from The Land of Israel to Persia (circa 500BCE), they managed through the intervention of the Jewish Queen Esther ...

insofar as Mordechai’s cousin Esther won the beauty pageant to become Queen, thereby positioning her to turn King Achashverosh around, so that in the end Haman and his ten sons were hanged on ...

The Yiddish Culture Club celebrated the Jewish holiday of Purim at its meeting in March. Purim commemorates the saving of the ...

Hineini, "We are fully present," honoring important and pivotal women in the formation of our history, role models of values ...

Do you struggle with forgiving someone who has hurt you deeply? Maybe you can’t stop thinking about it. Do you wish for their ...

At the luminous center of the composition, a pale Queen Esther points an accusing finger at Haman, the royal councilor who is plotting to exterminate her people. Her husband, the Persian King ...

7 1 So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen. 2 The king said again to Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, “What is your petition, queen Esther? It shall be granted you ...