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.
Seven golden Stars of David on a white six-pointed star.
On May-June 1947 The Temporary Israeli Government published an add calling for proposals for the design of the Israeli flag. They got 164 proposals and here is one of them.
Copyright: Simple Books - Josef-inheritance 2008,
Contact: shaham_e@zahav.net.il
Menorah on a Star of David Flag Proposal.
On May-June 1947 The Temporary Israeli Government published an add calling for proposals for the design of the Israeli flag. They got 164 proposals and here is one of them.
Copyright: Simple Books - Josef-inheritance 2008,
Contact: shaham_e@zahav.net.il
Three Stars of David mark the absence of the Three Israeli Captives in Amili Gelbman’s work titled The Three Sons. Since the work was exhibited in March 2007 Kidnapped soldiers Eldad Regev and Ehud (Udi) Goldwasser bodies were returned to Israel, but we are still praying for the return of Ron Arad and Gilad Shalit.
Copyright: Amili Gelbman 2008
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs published on its website in 1998 the Logo of the Year of Zionism which
consists of six colored triangular sections composing the Star of David. Each triangle of the logo, which was selected by the Israeli public, symbolizes a different aspect of the Zionist experience:
* A blue and white triangle symbolizing the Israeli flag;
* A red arrow pointing to the East - the "mizrah" and referring to the future;
* An orange triangle representing the desert and efforts to make the desert bloom;
* A triangle with purple dots representing the grapes brought back by the spies who scouted the Land of Israel and found a "land of milk and honey";
* The Hebrew letter "aleph" representing the rebirth of the Hebrew language; and
* The green sabra plant which has come to symbolize the modern Israeli.
Star of David Mess photo was taken by Hayim Shtayer at the exhibition of the graduate students of the department for graphic design in the Wizo Design Academy in Haifa where he lectures.
Designed this mess logo (expressing the messy situation in which the Israeli State finds itself on its 60th birthday) Maya Sarfati, one of these graduate students,
Copyright: Hayim Shtayer 2008
Courtesy of: Maya Sarfati
Star of David appears on an old Torah Coat.
Copyright: Simple Books - Josef-inheritance 2008,
Contact: shaham_e@zahav.net.il
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The Maccabiah Postage Stamp designers demonstrated along the years their original talent to view the Star of David in a new light. Here we see the number 13 as a main element in the construction of our national emblem. Photo is courtesy of Gideon from the Israeli Stamp collector’s Forum “collect”.
Issued: 1989
Designers: Dan Reisinger, Rafi Dayagi, M. Gali
