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.

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Indian Hexagram Ritual

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From: Inman, Thomas (1820-1876) Ancient pagan and modern Christian symbolism (1884) Sri lantra [Yantra] is an ancient Hindoo [Hindu] emble...

Star of David in a Synagogue predating the expulsion from Spain

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The Synagogue of Santa María La Blanca in the old Jewish quarter of Toledo, Spain, was Toledo's oldest and largest synagogue. It was bui...

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Swastikas that predated the Indian Swastikas

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Commonly, we say that the Nazis adopted the Indian swastika, but today I understood that apparently they took it from the people of Troy in ...

Monday, May 11, 2009

Decoration for Episcopal throne from the 13th century

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A hexagram engraved on a marble slab as decoration for the Episcopal throne in the Cathedral of Anagni, Italy, which was built c. 1226 ...

Friday, May 08, 2009

Fleur de Lis Tattoo

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Aaron Aviv sent me his impressive Star of David & Fleur de Lis TATTOO and wrote the following: I chose the Fleur de Lis for two reasons,...

Star of David Made from Bricks

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To build and to be built- I took this shot in July 2008 Building Israel - Photo by Zako- sent to me today all the rights are reserved to hi...

Thursday, May 07, 2009

Christmas or Sukkah Decoration

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My dear friend Dick Ben Dor brought me these Christian hexagrams as Christmas Decorations but they are good also for the Sukkah because of...

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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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