This blog (by Zeev Barkan) is dedicated to the Star of David, its history, its various meanings and usages in different cultures. It includes thousands of pictures of Star of David, six-pointed stars, hexagrams, Solomon's Seals, Magen Davids and yellow badges,and served as a resource for three books and four art exhibitions.
Friday, September 08, 2006
Jewish Stained Glass
In the Shadow of the Holocaust
Picture is courtesy of "Coblat" from Flickr who shot it inside a monument to the Holocaust in Poland and wrote under it:
The star is a Star of David, or in Hebrew, Magen David, which means "Protector of David."In other words the question is why didn't the Shield of David, which was created for protecting the Jewish people fulfill its destination when it was extremely needed?
I found this sadly ironic and symbolic.