Burnt Matches

A Star of David made from many burnt matches appears on the cover of the book Abstraction and the Holocaust by M Godfrey. This work of art titled ‘Yizkor’ is by Jewish conceptualist Mel Bochner, and it was made to remember the fate of the Jews of Rome during the holocaust.

Monkeys

A blue on white Star of David with a monkey appears on Israel Independence 1997 invitation to a party . Why monkey? Well, because the party took place on the roof of a dancing club called Monkeys. Hayim Shtayer took this photo and sent it to me, and I thank him for that.

Copyright © Hayim Shtayer 2008

Go 60

My idea – Jennie Gottschalk's performance.
The idea was that the number 60 (years of Israeli Independence represented by the Star of David) and the word GO look similar.
Copyright: Jennie Gottschalk 2008

Avner Bar Hama Sculpture at Malha Mall, Jerusalem

Photo of 1994 sculpture with Star of David elements is courtesy of Israeli artist Avner Bar Hama.
Copyright: Avner Bar Hama 2008.

Israeli Sculptor Avner Bar Hama on YouTube

Israeli Sculptor Avner Bar Hama sent me these photos , maily of sculptures that use Star of David elements.
Copyrights: © Avner Bar Hama 2008
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http://picasaweb.google.com/zeevveez/AvnerBarHama/photo#s5179802992914942002

Digitally Processed Photography

We see here Stars of David on a photo of Herzl in the first Zionist congress with a Digitally Processed portrait of Arafat. Caption is a quote from Herzl’s saying: “the Jews who want a state will achieve it”. The idea is to show that Israelis need to show determination if they don’t want to lose their land.
Photo is courtesy of Israeli artist Avner Bar Hama, , b. 1946
Copyright: Avner Bar Hama © 2008

Therapeutic Effect

Content First Appeared on  on Beliefnet

Photo copyright: © David J. Bookbinder 2008

I already heard from a few people that the Star of David has a Therapeutic Effect, but this is the first time I write about it. 

From David J. Bookbinder’s blog:

My choice of the hexagram (the Star of David, "beloved" in Hebrew) as the organizing shape for these mandalas was subconscious, but I believe this choice was no accident. In many traditions, the Star of David, composed of two overlapping triangles, represents the reconciliation of opposites — male/female, fire/water, and so on. Their combination symbolizes unity and harmony. Listening to what the mandalas were telling me led me out of a dark place and, indirectly, to my decision to become a psychotherapist.