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100 Reasons to Love America: “Superman”’s David Corenswet, Inspiring Teachers, Taylor Swift and More
PEOPLE'S annual 100 Reasons to Love America franchise celebrates the best of what to do, see and celebrate this summer. No. 1 ...
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Best new shows & films streaming this week on Netflix, Prime, Apple TV+, Stan, Max and more
New shows & films: quick linksNew shows & films this weekSBS On Demand: new shows & filmsWho Do You Think You Are? Season 16 ...
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New tearoom adds cozy charm to historic Wilmington property
Queen Esther Teas, founded in 2018, opened a storefront with Grumpy Grandpa's Coffee at Poplar Grove Plantation in Wilmington. Owner Adrienne Kenion started the business to share her passion for ...
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Rathdrum car show announced to benefit students
RATHDRUM — Queen Esther Order of the Eastern Star Chapter No. 12 will be putting on a scholarship car show 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at Majestic Park. Last year, the group raised enough ...
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Mavis V. Haines
Visitation will be Friday from 5-7:00 PM at the Church with a 7:00 PM prayer service and Eastern Star Rites ... and was very involved in the Queen Esther Circle, serving as president for many ...
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Obituary: Willa Johnson
Willa was also a member of Queen Esther Chapter #2 Order of the Eastern Star. Willa is survived by her daughter, Frances-Elayne Johnson and son Michael Wayne Johnson, both of Portsmouth, RI. Her sons ...
Religion Unplugged3mon
Why Queen Esther Was The Star In The Age Of Rembrandt’s Amsterdam
In galleries, you could see the queen, who Jews commemorate ... Esther was a star — and her name in Persian means as much — for her resilience in the face of persecution. Esther’s Eastern milieu, ...
The New York Times3mon
Want to be Alone With a Rembrandt and a Queen? Here’s Your Chance.
A new exhibition at the Jewish Museum explores the cult of Queen Esther, whose story won the hearts of Dutch Masters and some artists today. By Deborah Solomon As far as biblical heroines go ...
New York Sun3mon
When Queen Esther and Rembrandt Took Amsterdam by Storm
The Bible’s Queen Esther was one of ... “The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt” charts how the heroine of Purim charmed a mercantile city on the make. Esther was a crossover star, beloved by both ...
The Forward3mon
Why Queen Esther was the star in the age of Rembrandt’s Amsterdam
In galleries, you could see the queen ... Esther was a star — and her name in Persian means as much — for her resilience in the face of persecution. Esther’s Eastern milieu, exotic to ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency3mon
Christian conservatives have appropriated Queen Esther as a symbol. Let’s take her back.
American Jews should stand up against a movement that coopts a Jewish heroine to attack free speech and queer people, write a rabbi and an LGBTQ+ activist. Queen Esther is back in the news — and ...