Star of David

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, September 07, 2006

Venice's Jewish Ghetto

Picture of Star of David with Menorah in Venice's Jewish Ghetto is courtesy of "Overture" from Flicker who wrote to me: The Gh...

Monday, August 28, 2006

Kitty Necklace

Picture of this cute Star of David Necklace is courtesy of "jilbean3" who published it on Flicker under the title Jewish Kitty.

Friday, August 25, 2006

Doorknob

Star of David doorknob in an uninhabited house in Valparaiso, Chile Picture is courtesy of "d.composed" who published it on Flickr

Star of David as a Jewish Symbol on a Turkish Flag

The Star of David was used as a Jewish Symbol in the 16th century CE. It was drawn on the war flag of Chief Hizir Hayreddin (Barbarossa) alo...

Tetragrammaton

Christian hexagram with Tetragrammaton Dove and Cross on a blackprint issued for celebrating 400 years to the Synod Zilina Sent to me by C...

Thursday, August 24, 2006

Hexagram window

Hexagram window picture is courtesy of "mattd1974" who published it on Flickr as one of a series of amazing photos he shot in a pa...

Tile Work in Istanbul

Picture is courtesy of "mattd1974" who published it on Flicker under the title Magen Davids. The gold adds to the Star of David a ...

View web version

About Me

zeevveez

View my complete profile

Powered by Blogger.