Cover 1
Title Page 3
Copyright Page 4
Dedication 5
Acknowledgments 9
Cast of Characters 11
Map of the Persian Empire 12
Hadassah Kesselman 13
THE JERUSALEM STAR SOCIETY PAGE
“ . . . the Kesselman/ben Yuda wedding promises to be the social event of the summer . . .”
Haman, son of Hammedatha 27
KETHUVIM ESTHER 3:10
“ . . . the king removed his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman, son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the foe of the Jews.”
Hadassah, daughter of Abihail 57
KETHUVIM ESTHER 2:7
“ . . . had neither father nor mother. The maiden was shapely and beautiful . . .”
Xerxes, son of Darius 103
KETHUVIM ESTHER 1:1
“ . . . who reigned over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces from India to Nubia.”
Esther, Queen of Persia 227
KETHUVIM ESTHER 2:17
“The King loved Esther more . . . so he set a royal diadem on her head and made her queen. . . .”
Mordecai, son of Jair 315
KETHUVIM ESTHER 3:2, 4
“ . . . but Mordecai would not kneel or bow low. . . . They spoke to him day after day, and he would not listen. . . .”
Hadassah ben Yuda 355
THE JERUSALEM STAR FRONT PAGE
“ . . . Prime Minister to meet with Minister of Defense regarding current conflict . . .”
About the Author 363
Back Cover 364