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MordechaiMordechai, one of the religious leaders of that generation, and Esther his niece were instrumental in saving the Jewish people from annihilation. After uniting the Jewish nation in repentance and prayer, they set about exposing Haman's plot to the Queen and the Jewish people. Haman and his equally wicked sons were executed when Achashverosh learned that he had planned to kill Queen Esther's nation.
The heroine of the Purim story is Mordechais niece, Haddassa A devout Jewish woman, changed her name to Esther when she was forcibly taken as a wife for Achashverosh. Links:
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