Which brings me to Queen Esther, who as a strong, assertive Persian Jewish woman, certainly broke some barriers. The story of Purim takes place in Shushan, an ancient city in Iran. Like so many ...
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When the touchy-feely Shah of Persia came to visit Queen Victoria - and barbecued lamb dinners on the Palace carpet. (But they became good friends, all the same!)and chronically unpunctual Shah Naser al-Din Shah Qajar of Persia who, for some peculiar reason ended up hitting it off with the formidable queen. To her unexpected delight he turned out to be ...
She married the king of Halicarnassus in 500 BC, just prior to the Ionian Revolt that helped trigger the war between Greece and Persia. Her husband, whose name has been lost to history ...
Similarly, Esther, a Persian queen of Jewish origin, demonstrated courage and leadership in delivering the Jewish people from annihilation during a critical time in history. In contemporary times ...
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