Monday, September 03, 2007

Holocaust Memorial Day Postcard

Holocaust Memorial Day Postcard Jewish star
Yellow badge and memorial candles on a postcard of the Israeli Postal Authority is courtesy of Pictorial History collector
Stephanie Comfort who published it on Flickr

German Anti-Semitism Before the Holocaust

German Anti-Semitism Before the Holocaust Jewish star

Photo of Stars of David on the heads of the "Jewish" snakes who endanger the "innocent" German farmers is courtesy of Pictorial History collector Stephanie Comfort who published it on Flickr 

Pictorial History

WW1 propaganda postcard Star of DavidPhoto of a Star of David on a 1917 - German WW1 propaganda postcard about Tsar Nicholas is courtesy of Stephanie Comfort who published it on Flickr. We see Russain Tsar Nicholas dressed in a tallith (prayer shawl), with a large Star of David on top of his crown with the caption in German "To my beloved Jews" from "Our Father Nikolay. 
Stephanie wrote to me: 
I decided to open a Website to share my 7,000 plus Jewish postcards with interested parties. I also have a section: Duplicates - I'd like to trade my duplicates for those of others.

Sunday, September 02, 2007

Amulet for furthering all business enterprises

Shield of David amulet

Photo of a Shield of David on an amulet is copied from Jewish Encyclopedia [entry Amulet which was written by Ludwig Blau].
It has a space to write a short prayer in. It is recommended for business. Source: the Book of Raziel.

Bob Marley graffiti

Bob Marley graffiti Solomon’s sealPhoto of Star of David around the late Jamaican Rastafarian singer Bob Marley [1945 – 1981] is courtesy of "Filigreed" who published it on Flickr. It is a graffiti in Amsterdam. 
Rastafarians use the Magen David because they believe that their leader, the late King of Ethiopia Haile Selassie-I, was descendant from King Solomon and King David.

Saturday, September 01, 2007

Itzhak Beery, Jewish Logo

Star of David logo
Photo of a hinted Star of David designed for The Jewish Board of family and Children Services in 1980 is courtesy of Itzhak Beery, a native Israeli designer who lives in New York. Beery started a web site dedicated to showcasing the ingenuity of the creative minds on
http://www.sixpointproject.com/
He wrote on his web page:
design rational: Our assignment was to update a 60-year-old typography and image with a contemporary symbol to signify the agency activities. The Star of David is combined with geometric shapes suggesting a mother caring for two children. Years later the organization went back to a type only logo, to avoid being recognized as too Jewish.

Costume

Photo of cool Star of David costume is courtesy of "JaxPhotography" who published it on Flickr. It can be a good idea for next Purim.