queen of persia

A retelling of the Old Testament story of the young Jewish girl who became Queen of Persia and used her influence to stop the murder of the Jews living in exile in Persia.

Retells the story of Esther, a young Jewish girl who became queen of Persia and used her influence to stop the murder of the Jews of her country.

Retells the Bible story of Esther who, as Queen of Persia and a Jew, was able to save her people from extermination.

Relates the story of a young Jewish girl who became queen of Persia and saved her people from persecution.

A grandmother tells her granddaughter how her family rabbi told her the story of Queen Esther from the Bible in 1939 during the Nazi occupation of Austria and how that story may have helped the rabbi to escape when the soldiers came for him.

A fictional account of the life of Esther, Queen of Persia. Orphaned at the age of ten, she crosses the Tigris to marry her cousin, who is well-established at court. She survives the intrigue of court life and wins the heart of the king and the freedom of her people, but at the cost of all she really wants from life.

A queen's cunning and courage brings evil to justice and saves many lives.

In the fifth century B.C., twelve-year-old Susiana records in her diary her experiences as Esther's personal attendant in the palace of King Xerxes.

Retells the Old Testament story of how the young Jewish girl, Esther, became queen of Persia and used her influence to stop the evil minister Haman from killing all the Jews. The feast of Purim commemorates this event.

Retells how Queen Esther risked her life to prevent the killing of all the Jews in Persia.