Ideas Queen Esther helped me become the hero of my own Persian Jewish story Within the bounds of a very traditional culture in which women were encouraged to take a back seat to their husbands and brothers, Esther proved that women, too, can make a difference.
Ideas How Queen Esther Became an American Hero From Cotton Mather to Monica Lewinsky, a new book examines the ways the Purim story has been interpreted in the United States.
Hard-line Iranian students threaten to destroy Jewish sites in their country over Trump peace plan The Basij group said it would tear down the Tomb of Esther and Mordechai and replace it with a Palestinian consulate.
