Saturday, December 30, 2006

Alcazar

Alcazar solomon's sealHexagrams as part of Moorish tiles pattern in an Alcazar in Salamanca or in Sevilla, Spain.
Photo is courtesy of Katie Hill who published it on Webshots.

Styles and Tiles

Picture is courtesy of "TheAdnostic" from Flickr and it shows Stars as part of a complicated pattern of Solomon’s seals on the walls of the alhambra in Granada, Spain.I already wrote about the late influence of the Moorish style, but this seems to be the original.

Rare Haircut

Jewish Star  haircut on Michael Shostack's head. Michael ("Halting Point") published this photo on Flickr 

Friday, December 29, 2006

Enlistment of Israeli Women to the British Army

Colorful Hebrew banner with an appeal to Israeli women to enlist to the British army in World War 2, showing a female soldier and behind her a Jewish Star 
Translation of the caption:

enlistment of women to the military service had been proclaimed. Enlist!

Picture is courtesy of "switch_1010" who shot it in the Hagannah archive in Tel Aviv, Israel and publishet it on Flickr

Jewish Barbie


Golden Jewish Star on the necklace of Barbie. From filmmaker Tiffany Shlain short film titled The Tribe .
I like the cute design of the logo of the film where the dot above the letter I is in the shape of a Star of David. Imagine that in Hebrew all the dots that stand for vowels ( Chirik, Sheva, Tzere) will be in this shape...
Picture is courtesy of Steve Rhodes who published it on Flickr

The Tribe Film


Filmmaker Tiffany Shlain's short film titled The Tribe weaves together the Barbie doll and the Jewish people (Jewish Star). 
Picture is courtesy of Steve Rhodes who published it on Flickr

Thursday, December 28, 2006

Jewish Brigade Memorial

Yellow Jewish Star under a Menorah on the Jewish Brigade Memorial in Mount Herzl Cemetery.
The Hebrew on the wall is a verse from II Sam 1:23

They were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions

Picture is courtesy of "templar1307" who published it on Flickr.