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Purim is a joyous Jewish festival commemorating the survival of the Jews who were marked for death by their Persian rulers.

The book of Esther relates the story of a Hebrew woman in Persia, who becomes queen of Persia and thwarts a genocide of her people. The story forms the core of the Jewish festival of Purim and Haman is the main antagonist. Haman convinces the drunken king of Persia, Ahasuerus to kill all the Jews. Mordecai, refuses to bow down to Haman and encourages his niece Queen Esther to come out as a Jew and foil the plot.

Adolf Hitler banned and forbid the observance of Purim. He made a connection between his Nazi regime and the role of Haman. Hitler stated in a speech that if the Nazis were defeated, the Jews could celebrate "a second Purim".

The Russian-Ukrainian war reminds us of Purim's message to fight tyrants. Putin’s move towards Russian imperialism and his discomfort with a successful, democratic, NATO-friendly country on his doorstep is reminiscent of Haman’s authoritarianism and inability to tolerate dissent.

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from *HATIKVAH: The Hope, track released September 10, 2018

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Steve Shapiro Oakland, California

Steve Shapiro has composed music for hundreds of radio and TV commercials, documentary films, infomercials and other TV programs. He was the music director at Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, which produced hundreds of award-winning educational films and recordings. He has a BA in Music from Brown University and an MA in Music from the Manhattan School of Music. ... more

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