What’s a hero or heroine? Shortly we will be celebrating the story of a quintessential heroine, Esther, also known as Hadassah. She exhibits so many qualities of a heroine from her initial reluctance to get involved to her final confrontation with the villain. Heroes are not always brave-at least not at the beginning of their journeys: heroes overcome their fears to undertake difficult tasks, often ones that they are totally unprepared for and challenge authority. How much more difficult it must have been to be CHOSEN as queen than to be BORN to take that role.

On display in the library for your borrowing are the following books about Purim and also some about brave women. There are many more on our library shelves.

Balsley, Tilda. The Queen Who Saved Her People.

Burk, Rachelle. She’s a mensch!: Jewish women who rocked the world.

Churnin, Nancy. Dear Mr. Dickens is the story of the English women who dared to call out author Charles Dickens on his views of Jews.

Korelek, Jenny. The Story of Queen Esther.

Ofanansky, Allison. Esther Didn’t Dream of Being Queen.