Christian conservatives have appropriated Queen Esther as a symbol. Let’s take her back.
As Purim nears, conservatives are invoking Queen Esther to justify policies that critics say threaten democracy and civil rights in the US.
An antique illustration of Esther's banquet from the Purim story from a book published in London in 1876.(photo credit: GETTY IMAGES)ByAMICHAI LAU-LAVIE/JTA, JULIE DORF/JTA