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.

Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Gederah Bell

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Magen David appears on the old Gederah Bell that was used to gather the citizens more than 100 years ago. The picture was shot by Ya’acov Sh...

Byzantine Hexagram Oil Lamp

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Hexagram appears on Byzantine hexagram oil lamp from Shlomo Moussaieff collection. Otto Friedrich August Meinardus, a German Coptol...

Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Magen David Logo Made From Hebrew Letters

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Magen David logo made from the Hebrew Letters Lamed Vav Yod, which compose the name Levi of the owner of a private Ambulance in Jerusalem, I...

Monday, November 03, 2008

The Anti-Semitism Demon

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Size: 40X14X14 cm Wood box, spring, wood Yellow Badge and acrylic paintings. Anti-Semitism is hiding usually until it bursts unpredictab...

Sunday, November 02, 2008

Nepal 1994 Postage Stamp

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Hexagram appears on Nepal 1994 Postage Stamp Picture is courtesy of Dobush from Kfar Aza Israel Dobush from kfar Aza asked Israeli...

Saturday, November 01, 2008

Tau Crosses inside a hexagram

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Picture of early 20 th century Tau Crosses inside a hexagram at Sheffield Roman Catholic Cathedral, England, is courtesy of “evissa” ...

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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...

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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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