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.

Sunday, October 22, 2017

Iranian Six-pointed star from early 13th century CE

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Exhibit in the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA. Photographer: Daderot CC Wikimedia Commons

King Solomon Manuscript 1558

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King Solomon Detail from a Manuscript Windows with Solomon Seals or Stars of David Year: 1558 Sultan Suleyman in the Guise o...

Friday, October 13, 2017

The "Jewish Connection" to the Hexagrams on the breweries and taverns of Germany

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Dr. J.J. Hirsh in his article The Hexagram (The Shekel, vol. 14, no. 3, 1981) mentions that "Were it not for the Encyclopedia of ...

Lantern Suspended on The Occasion of a Wedding

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Image from page 149 of "An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians, written in Egypt during the years 1833-183...

Friday, September 29, 2017

My book on OCLC WorldCat

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Monday, September 19, 2016

Mysterious Seal

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Dear Reader If you happen to know anything about this seal please send me a comment (c) R uben Frankenstein 2016 Here'...

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

The Star of David and the Menorah

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The Magen David and the Menorah (like also the Ten Commandments, the map of Israel, the Israeli flag, the Western Wall) are synonymous sym...

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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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