Purim: Jews have found their diaspora selves in the holiday tale
'Esther in America' faithfully tracks the fascination of individuals and some groups with the characters and stories of the biblical book as well as the arc of America.
GIRL OR penguin? in costume on an overpass on Purim in South Williamsburg, New York, 2014.(photo credit: ANDREW KELLY / REUTERS)ByMICHAEL EISENBERG