An etching of an 1865 painting by Edward Armitage (1817-1896) showing queen Esther condemning Haman. Etching from a 1877 issue of Harper’s New Monthly Magazine (Ken Wiedemann/Getty Images) The year is ...
Purim is a Jewish holiday, celebrating the story of Esther, the queen of Shusan- Persia, or Iran in modern times, who saved the Jews from attempted genocide. Photo courtesy of GodTV. “One of the ...
Vintage colour lithograph from 1882 of Esther standing in the Inner Court of the King’s House duncan1890/Getty Images It didn’t happen all at once. It took work to shed the names, accents and customs ...