Queen Esther was a figure of inspiration to Jews who had fled from oppressive regimes. In the Netherlands, she became a ...

Queen Esther, the story’s heroine, wields a form of power that is often hard to recognize. Esther’s power, at once demure and mighty, manifests as sacred vulnerability. Characterized by ...

In galleries, you could see the queen, who Jews commemorate every ... scenes of his triumph on horseback. One of the few ...

JP “The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt,” at the Jewish Museum, New York (through August 10): In the mid-seventeenth ...

The Bible’s Queen Esther was one of the defining Dutch divas of the 17th ... including one by the master artist Salom Italia, who is known from only 10 works. His scroll is a wonder of marble arches ...

As Purim nears, conservatives are invoking Queen Esther to justify policies that critics say threaten democracy and civil rights in the US. An antique illustration of Esther's banquet from the ...

a Timeless Story” explores the Biblical tale of Queen Esther through Renaissance art, rare parchments, historical artifacts, and interactive displays. The museum’s online presentation reads ...

Purim traditions include reading the Megillah, exchanging food gifts, giving to the needy, and dressing in costumes.