The (traditional) Tomb of Esther and Mordechai was bought by Iranian Jews in 1971.

FOR PURIM: Iranian Jews acquired tomb of Queen Esther and Mordechai, Israel's National Library reveals. The government of Iran's shah facilitated the purchase of the land in 1971 to mark 2,500 years to Cyrus the Great's edict allowing Babylonians to worship the god of their choic (Hanan Greenwood, Yisrael HaYom).

Ahead of the Purim holiday, Israel's National Library has revealed the exchange of historical letters proving Iranian Jews purchased the Tomb of Esther and Mordechai in the Iranian city of Hamadan. The purchase of the land in 1971 marked 2,500 years to Persian King Cyrus the Great's edict allowing Babylonians to worship the god of their choice.

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I noted this story a couple of years ago, so it is not exactly a revelation. But this year's story includes scans of a couple of the letters, which I have not seen before.

Again, this is the traditional tomb of Esther and Mordechai. They are characters in the Book of Esther, an ancient novel. But apparently there is some reason to believe that the tomb goes back to late antiquity and has a Jewish connection.

For that and for more on this tomb, which was in the news a good bit in 2020, start here and follow the links.

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