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.

Monday, November 17, 2008

Coffee Haggadah

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Magen David on 1938 Hagadah  Issued by General Foods Corporation to promote Maxwell Cofee sales Copyright: Alfonzo 2008 Thanks to Dobush...
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Saturday, November 15, 2008

Messiah Obama

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There are inter-religious expectations that Obama will save the world as the Messiah. Tradition has it that the Messiah would come on a whit...
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Printers’ Mark

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This printer mark is copied from Project Gutenberg, Printers' Marks - A Chapter in the History of Typography, by William Roberts, 1893. ...
Friday, November 14, 2008

Lexicon of Zionism

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A unique design of the Magen David appears on the Hebrew Efrayim and (his son)   Menachem Talmi Lexicon of Zionism, which was published in ...
Thursday, November 13, 2008

Martyrs of Rhodes And Cos

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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 add...
Wednesday, November 12, 2008

From Dark to Bright

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Painter Meir Salomon shot these four Magen Davids reflecting different stages of light at the area of Jaffa Flea Market, Israel Copyright: M...
Sunday, November 09, 2008

Varanasi Swastikas

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Hexagram framed by many Swastikas appears in a shop in Varanasi, India. In India the meaning of these two symbols is quite different that ...
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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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