Which brings me to Queen Esther, who as a strong, assertive Persian Jewish woman, certainly broke some barriers. The story of Purim takes place in Shushan, an ancient city in Iran. Like so many ...

In galleries, you could see the queen, who Jews commemorate ... an 80 year war for independence from Spain, Esther was a star ...

In ancient Persia, Queen Esther, a Jewish woman, risked her life to expose King Ahasuerus’s advisor Haman’s wicked plot to annihilate the Jewish people. Centuries later, in the Netherlands ...

An exhibition dedicated to Purim, one of the most joyful holidays of the Jewish calendar and especially to its Queen Esther. At the Meis in Ferrara until June 15, 2025 ...

Queen Esther was a figure of inspiration to Jews who had fled from oppressive regimes. In the Netherlands, she became a broadly popular symbol of courage and resistance.

It is unsurprising that Amsterdam’s Jewish community identified with the biblical story of Queen Esther, who heroically saved Persian Jews from extermination, but Dutch Protestants likewise looked to ...

Purim is the celebration of Jews' salvation from slaughter by the Persian empire thanks to the bravery of Queen Esther and her cousin Mordecai (more on them later). Purim is one of the most fun ...