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.
Thursday, March 06, 2008
Maimonides Postage Stamp from Uruguay
In 2004 Uruguay issued a postage stamp commemorating 800 years since Moses Maimonides, the great physician, codifier and scholar. To mark his being a Jew, they replaced the letter “o” in his name with a Star of David.
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