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06 Mar

Inspired by Purim heroine Esther, Inquisition-era crypto-Jews feasted in her honor

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Church records tell of a Jewish woman's 1688 confession to admiring Queen Esther, who also hid her Jewish identity. Her community prepared special foods for 'St. Esther's Feast'

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