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.

Friday, September 22, 2006

Home Blessing

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I think Star of David OR Chamsa could do the job of blessing homes but here we have Star of David AND Chamsa in order to cover all bases. Go...

On My Neighbour's Gate

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I live here for many years and never noticed that there is a Star of David on my neighbour's gate. Now that I started collecting these s...

37s collector

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Picture of 37 magen David tiles is courtesy of mag3737 who wrote to me: I collect 37s. it so happens that the Star of David pattern is one v...
Thursday, September 21, 2006

Magen David Adom

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Photo courtesy of "rts boink" who published it on Flickr. He wrote to me: Among the things I collect are mililtary and medical pat...

Qait Bey Citadel, Alexandria

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QAIT Bey Citadel is one of the most important citadels in Egypt. It was build by the Mamluk Sultan al Ashraf Abul- Nasr Qait Bey in 1477 A.D...

Humayun's tomb, Delhi, India

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This Picture of a hexagram is courtesy of Andy Mason from Flickr. Humayun's tomb [(1605-1613] is known to have inspired the Taj Mahal an...

Sukkah Lampshade in Jerusalem Mall

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Today we hanged Yevu Yashir Sukkah Lampshades in the shape of 3D Star of David in a mall in Jerusalem. It looks quite small in the huge spac...
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I Published 22 books - 10 in print and 12 online. The full list appears on my Flickr Profile. Among them: Star of David Album [English]; Star of David Black and White [Hebrew]; Yellow Badge Album [Hebrew] Thing's Name [Hebrew], I am Such a Brazilian Woman [Hebrew, Iton 77] with co-author Iara Czeresnia. I Initiated several art shows about the Star of David, about the yellow star and about the Old Testament
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