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A tomb of Esther and Mordechai is at Hamadan, within a mausoleum believed to have been built in the 1600s, [2] and is first attested in the 11th century. Benjamin of Tudela visited the city, in which he reckoned there were 50,000 Jewish inhabitants, and described the tomb as in front of the synagogue. [4] [5] Shahin Shirazi, in his 14th century ...
Greatest Films of All Time 2012. The Sight & Sound Greatest Films of All Time 2012 was a worldwide opinion poll conducted by Sight & Sound and published in the magazine's September 2012 issue. Sight & Sound, published by the British Film Institute, has conducted a poll of the greatest films every 10 years since 1952. [1]
Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1970 by Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (guitar, vocals), and Roger Taylor (drums, vocals), later joined by John Deacon (bass). Their earliest works were influenced by progressive rock, hard rock, and heavy metal, but the band gradually ventured into more conventional and radio ...
Out of Sight and Sound is the debut album by jazz-rock group The Free Spirits. The band's sole release during its brief existence, it was recorded in 1966, and was issued on LP in 1967 by ABC Records. The album, recorded by Rudy Van Gelder and produced by Bob Thiele, features guitarists Larry Coryell and Columbus "Chip" Baker, saxophonist Jim ...
e. Esther was the chief character in the Book of Esther. She is counted among the prophetesses of Israel. Allusions in rabbinic literature to the Biblical story of Esther contain various expansions, elaborations and inferences beyond the text presented in the book of the Bible.
Julie Andrews is an actress, singer, and theatrical director who has had a lifelong career on the screen and stage. She made her film debut voice-dubbing the role of Princess Zeila in the 1949 animated film La Rosa di Bagdad. Her professional stage debut was in the musical comedy The Boy Friend where she played Polly Brown from 1954 to 1955. [1]
The Purim spiel is considered the "only genuine folk theater that has survived a thousand years in European culture." [1] Integrating texts, theater, music, dance, songs, mimes, and costumes, the Purim spiel is considered to be the origin of Yiddish theatre. [2] The descriptive term "Purim spiel" became widely used among Ashkenazi Jews as early ...
Baby" Esther Lee Jones, originally billed as Little, Li'l or Lil' Esther, was a child entertainer who lived in Chicago, Illinois. She was initially managed by her parents, Gertrude and William Jones. Esther was a trained scat singer, dancer and acrobat who performed regularly at nightclubs in Harlem and all over the United States in the 1920s.