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 ... Esther is the only book from the Hebrew Bible that is absent from the Dead Sea Scrolls collection. Mordecai and Esther’s shrewdness is cast against the ...

The exhibition, titled 'Beautiful Esther. Purim, A Timeless Story' looks at the persona of the Biblical figure of Queen Esther through the medium of Renaissance art, precious parchments ...