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.
Photo is courtesy of Seoirse who published it on Flickr and wrote in the caption:Buddhism, Islam Judaism Sikhism Hinduism Christianity Taoism Bahaiism Jainism Shinto Zoroastrianism.... projected onto the wall from the Saint Mungo museum of religious life and art, Glasgow, Scotland.
Photo of Star of David On Mount Zion outside the Old City of Jerusalem is courtesy of Exothermic who published it on Flickr and wrote in the caption:This photo shows the close proximity that three religions reside in Jerusalem. The bottom floor is David’s Tomb, a Jewish holy site; the top floor is the Cenacle or the Upper Room, a Christian holy site; and on top of all this is a Muslim minaret.
Photo is courtesy of Michael Maytal who wrote to me that he lives in New York and passes every day through Harlem on his way to work and sees enchanted the marvels of old architecture. One of the things that caught his eyes was an old church ornamented with two Stars of David.
Copyright: Michael Maytal 2008.
My brand new Hebrew Book is based on my Hebrew blog
http://magendavidalbum.blogspot.com/
It’s about the meaning of the Star of David, it’s history, it’s usages in daily life and in arts in various cultures, and it includes a chapter about the yellow badge.
Soon I hope to publish an English version…
Yesterday I brought home copies of my Hebrew Books from the printer. The name of the book is Star of David Black and White, and it summarizes the info in my blog
http://magendavidalbum.blogspot.com/
Above you can see the photo on the front page of the book beside the same image from my blog on the monitor
Yesterday I brought home My Hebrew Books from the printer and hurried to take their pictures in order to show them to you. The translation of the name of my book is Star of David Black and White. It summarizes the info I collected in my blog during the past two years about our national emblem. The photo shows the books beside their source, the blog, as it appears on the monitor.
JNF stamp with palm trees inside the shape of the Star of David is from Haifa designer Hayim Shtayer’s collection. The hexagon inside the shape of the Magen David always tempted designers to use it as a frame for important national and religious themes such as peace, menorah, Jerusalem, the name of God, or, as in this case, immigration. Designer: Joseph Budko, 1973.
