Scarsdale Adult School Spotlight

Learn about one of the Bible’s most famous heroines during a walking tour at the Jewish Museum.

Walking Tour: The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt at the Jewish Museum

View 17th-century paintings, prints, and drawing by Dutch masters in The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt, running March 7, 2025 through August 10, 2025. Esther’s story from the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament was a popular artistic theme and key source of inspiration for both Jewish and Christian communities in Holland. Immigrant Jewish communities in Amsterdam celebrate Purim, a holiday that commemorates how Esther foiled a plot to kill all the Jews in the First Persian Empire with finely produced scrolls and theater productions. For the Dutch, Queen Esther’s heroism represented an emerging national identitiy.

Rembrandt’s Ahasuerus and Haman at the Feast of Esther, 1660

with finely produced scrolls and theater productions. For the Dutch,

Thursday, March 20, 1:00pm-2:30pm; Jewish Museum, 1109 5th Ave. at 92nd St.;
New York, NY;$85; Course 13062; register here.

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