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.
Photo is courtesy of clande who wrote to me :The only thing I know is that it is near the Munster of Basel in Switzerland. There is a place, where you can watch down to the Rhine and this star is there.For those of you who forgot- the first Zionist congress was kept in Basel – no wonder there’s a Star of David in the city where it all started (although most chances are that it is part of the Munster 13th century Cathedral)…
My wife's drawing on some fruit pod, maybe Erythrina Caffra.Translation of the Hebrew words:
Each one of us is a Star of David.
In Hebrew the sentence is made from six words so that each point of the six-pointed star aims at one of them.
Photo is courtesy of Travis Bigrigg who wrote to me:The picture is a Star of David that my daughter made at her preschool. My family does not celebrate the religious aspects of any faith. We do celebrate the cultural celebration of Christmas and Hanukkah although we do place more importance on the traditions of Hanukkah.
Photo of Star of David on the statue of Samuel Halevi is courtesy of Joel Washing who published it on Flickr. He wrote to me that:
Photo shot by Haifa designer Hayim Shtayer. Copyright: Hayim Shtayer 2007.
Star of David Chanukiyah from Hayim Shtayer’s collection.
Copyright: Hayim Shtayer 2007.
Reuven Weiss wrote today on ynetnews an article about two yellow badges that were sold Sunday at the "Ben Ami Anders" Auction House in Tel Aviv for $240. I heard a few times about people who bought Yellow badges abroad, but this is the first time I read about the termination of such a transaction in Israel, without objection of the Jewish audience - and this is what I call news…
