Coffee Haggadah

Magen David on 1938 Hagadah 

Issued by General Foods Corporation to promote Maxwell Cofee sales

Copyright: Alfonzo 2008

Thanks to Dobush who referred me to this image  

Messiah Obama

There are inter-religious expectations that Obama will save the world as the Messiah. Tradition has it that the Messiah would come on a white donkey.

In this Photoshop photomontage I added gold embroidery of a six-pointed star since this symbol is:

1. Connected to the Messiah (and to the House of King David)
2. An inter-religious symbol adored by Muslims Christians Hindis and Jews for generations.

Picture of U.S. President Obama is courtesy of “craynol” from Flickr

Picture of  a white donkey is courtesy of “hoyasmeg” from Flickr

Printers’ Mark

This printer mark is copied from Project Gutenberg, Printers' Marks - A Chapter in the History of Typography, by William Roberts, 1893. Printer William Faques designed this between 1499 and 1508. It has scriptural quotations on a white and black hexagram.

I thank Zeev Bonovitzky for referring me to this interesting appearance of the hexagram.

Lexicon of Zionism

A unique design of the Magen David appears on the Hebrew Efrayim and (his son)  Menachem Talmi Lexicon of Zionism, which was published in 1978 by  Sifryat Ma'ariv, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Copyright: Zako 2008

Martyrs of Rhodes And Cos

The base of this monument to the 1604 martyrs of Rhodes and Cos who were murdered in Nazi death camps has the shape of a Magen David in addition to the frequently used white on black Magen David which is engraved on the column. Picture is Courtesy of “templar1307” from Flickr”

From Dark to Bright

Painter Meir Salomon shot these four Magen Davids reflecting different stages of light at the area of Jaffa Flea Market, Israel
Copyright: Meir Salomon 2008

Varanasi Swastikas

Hexagram framed by many Swastikas appears in a shop in Varanasi, India.

In India the meaning of these two symbols is quite different that their Western interpretation.

Copyright: Dr. Gilad Galili 2008 (I cropped the hexagram from a larger image he sent me)

Thanks to Dobush for referring me to this interesting image.