Esther was from Persia. She was a beautiful Jewish woman who became a heroine for saving the Jews from extinction — the reason why Purim is celebrated each year. Movies that have portrayed the story ...

I remember when I first realized I didn’t understand Esther — possibly, didn’t even like her. It was Shabbat afternoon and a group of us were reading over the text of the megillah with a woman from my ...

Esther denouncing Haman, who, according to the Purim story, attempted to have all Jews within the Persian Empire massacred. Hutchinson's History of the Nations/Universal History Archive/Universal ...

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 ...

The Jewish holiday of Purim, starting Saturday evening, centers on the biblical Book of Esther. Set during the ancient Persian Empire, the story recounts how King Ahasuerus marries the beautiful ...

Sight & Sound Theatres will be premiering the original stage production, “Queen Esther” on March 14. The Old Testament story is set in the opulent world of Persia and like most Sight & Sound ...

This interview first appeared in the Jewish Week. Ivanka Trump and Monica Lewinsky were both compared to Queen Esther. Hillary Clinton called the star of the Purim story her favorite biblical heroine.

After telling the story of Jesus for two years, Branson's Sight & Sound theater is turning to the Old Testament for inspiration, bringing Queen Esther's story to the stage. The production, which made ...