Some works seem disconnected from the Book of Esther — for instance ... silk velvet and silver binding (© 2003 Christie’s Images Limited; courtesy the Jewish Museum) Fred Wilson, “Queen ...

“Where in memory is the boundary between images seen and things ... behind “Seeing Further,” the latest book by the German writer and translator Esther Kinsky, whose name is underrecognized ...

Footage has emerged of Iran’s Chief Rabbi Yehuda Gerami reading from the Book of Esther and dancing with students at the Tomb of Mordechai and Esther in the city of Hamadan for the holiday of Purim.

According to a tradition dating back to at least the 1100s, Mordechai and Esther were buried in a mausoleum in Hamadan, believed to be the ancient city of Shushan mentioned in the Book of Esther.