The Purim Libel Returns, This Time from the Pens of Jews
Fetishizing powerlessness.
March 14, 2025
The Exquisite Artwork, Jewish and Gentile, Inspired by the Book of Esther
Esther in the Age of Rembrandt.
We’ll have more poetry shortly, but Dutch Jews and conversos also portrayed the story of Esther with the visual arts—as did their Christian countrymen. Jenna Weissman Joselit reviews a new exhibit that includes the works of all three groups: The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt, at the Jewish Museum:
March 14, 2025
When the Portuguese Haman Threatened the Jews of Brazil
A Purim-themed poem from the first rabbi of the New World.
The Exquisite Artwork, Jewish and Gentile, Inspired by the Book of Esther
Esther in the Age of Rembrandt.
The Poetic Art of the Purim Shpil
“Our heads are full to the brim with our thinking/ Just as the King runneth over with drinking.”
Rare Purim Photos from the Land of Israel in the 1920s
A sailor, a citrus tree, and other costumes.