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

Raised in Crown Heights ... story but also imposes modern political ideologies on an ancient text. “What is at stake in the Book of Esther is Jewish survival,” he said, “not freedom of ...

She keeps her integrity but loses her crown. The suffragist ... her Jewish identity to become queen. Ancient and modern commentators alike wrestle with Esther’s moral compromises: hiding her ...

Esther was relatively low-maintenance and docile. She did not take up arms or slay any enemies. For much of her life, she lived quietly amid the sandy flats and cypress trees of ancient Persia ...