Queen Esther was a figure of inspiration to Jews who had fled from oppressive regimes. In the Netherlands, she became a broadly popular symbol of courage and resistance.

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LANSING — In the hours before newborn Abigail Piland's "spirit separated from her body," her faith-healing-advocate parents believed the sick newborn was getting better and never seriously ...