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Queen Esther Goes Dutch: An Exhibition

JL;DR SUMMARY The Jewish Museum in Manhattan is hosting "The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt," an exhibition that explores the cultural impact of Queen Esther's story on 17th-century Dutch society. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Cultural DialoguePurimAmsterdamSephardic JewsJewish MuseumReligious ToleranceQueen EstherRembrandtPolitical SymbolismDutch Golden Age

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Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
"having saved the Jewish people from a genocide in ancient Persia, Esther seemed to resonate with the Dutch as they fought off Catholic Spain for independence."
Manhattan, New York, United States
"is told in The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt, a traveling exhibition that opens on March 7 and runs through August 10 at The Jewish Museum in Manhattan."
Iran
"Meanwhile, the exotic setting of the biblical tale in far-off Persia (modern-day Iran) was particularly enticing as the Netherlands was fast becoming a global shipping power."
New York City, New York, United States
"Robert Goldblum is a writer living in New York City."

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