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, October 31, 2008

Arabic illustration, Devils

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Hexagram with a human figure and devils appears on an illustration from the 14th century C.E. Image was copied from Wikimedia Commons, entry...

Thursday, October 30, 2008

65th anniversary of the Jewish Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

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In 2008 the Bank of Poland issued this coin to commemorate 65th anniversary of the Jewish Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. On the coin we see a Magen...

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Arab stamp with Solomon’s seal pattern

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A rab stamp with Solomon’s seal pattern Sent to me by Dobush from Kfar Aza Copyright: Dobush

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Big Smoke

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Artist Sabina Saad spent many years in Italy before she came to Israel. In Italian the comics “balloons” are called FUMETTO, which means...

Monday, October 27, 2008

Moroccan local stamp from 1895

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Philatelist Dr Claude Wainstain from France sent me this 1895 Magen David on a postal stamp (and other stamps from the same period) and wrot...

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Denmark 1904 heaxagram stamp

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This is the world's first Christmas Seal ( Julemaerke) issued by Denmark in 1904 It has no postal value, it can only be added to a pos...

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Israeli Caricaturists Logo

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Magen David as part of Israeli Caricaturists (Funcom) Logo Photographer: Hayim Shtayer Copyright: Hayim Shtayer 2008

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zeevveez: 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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