17th Century Megillah (Book of Esther)
Episode 8 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Featured here is a 17th century Megillah, known as the biblical Book of Esther.
Join Declan Kiely of the New York Public Library as he uncovers a 17th century Megillah, also known as the Book of Esther. The scroll is traditionally read during the Jewish Purim festival and is now a part of the NYPL's Polonsky Exhibition.
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17th Century Megillah (Book of Esther)
Episode 8 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Join Declan Kiely of the New York Public Library as he uncovers a 17th century Megillah, also known as the Book of Esther. The scroll is traditionally read during the Jewish Purim festival and is now a part of the NYPL's Polonsky Exhibition.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipDeclan: This is a 17th century Megillah, traditionally read during the Jewish festival of Purim.
A Megillah is the common name for the Biblical Book of Esther, written in scroll format.
The work commemorates the triumph of the Jews of the Persian Empire over their arch enemy Haman in the 5th century BCE.
On the left side, one can see Esther, Queen of Persia, and on the right side, Mordecai, who worked at the palace of the Persian Tsar and heard of the secret plans to execute the Jewish people.
Above, one can see the view of the city of Susa, a capital of the Persian Empire at that time.
Below is the image of a crowd of citizens of that empire.
These are the witnesses to the story.
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