A new exhibition at the Jewish Museum explores the cult of Queen Esther, whose story won the hearts of Dutch Masters and some ...

While the book is a work of fiction, Sendowski ensures that it remains faithful to the historical and textual integrity of ...

When he summons his attractive wife Vashti, to show off her beauty to the guests, the proud queen refuses ... The young Jewess Esther, adopted daughter of her uncle Mordecai, is among the girls ...

If you were to visit a home in Amsterdam in the 17th Century, you might find, in the kitchen, the library, or even inside the fireplace, a scene of the biblical Queen Esther approaching her ...

Ishtar, like Esther, was a divine queen associated with both eroticism and battle. Marduk, like Mordecai ... we look at it through fresh eyes. The Bible instructs Jews to retell the story of ...

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 ...

Get your party on; Purim is almost here! The holiday is one of the most joyous and fun on the Jewish calendar, complete with ...

JTA – Queen Esther is back in the news – and it’s not good news, and it’s got very little to do with the Jewish holiday of Purim, in whose story she is the starring character. Loved and ...