Saturday, July 14, 2007

Mogen David Wine

The concept of the Mogen David is so powerful that it can help selling products even without the shape of the six-pointed star. 
Photo is courtesy of "MK" who published it on Flickr and wrote to me:
I don't think this is about The Star and there is no interesting story behind it. The wine I took a picture of was just a cheap wine, and so sweet!

The Sky of the Mihrab


Picture of Solomon’s seals in Hagia Sophia Istanbul Mihrab is courtesy of "semiotheque" who published it on Flickr.

Friday, July 13, 2007

Independence Day Jubilee Stamp

Jubilee Stamp Star of DavidBlue on white Star of David appears on the tab of Independence Day Jubilee Stamp.
Designed by Batya Ton who lives in Tel Aviv. Day of issue: 27/04/1998

Bezalel plates

Bezalel plates jewish star Israeli art

Stars of David on Jerusalem Art Academy Bezalel plates. Photo published 100 years ago on Die-Welt, Theodore Herzl's newpaper.

Dry Fish


Photo of Star of David made from dry fish is courtesy of "ptas" who published it on Flickr under the title Best with beer. Ptas explained to me: 
This shot should make you think, what is Jewish society and culture for a single Jew it surrounds? The answer is yours. I just eat them with beer. Yum!
I think this photo is a candidate for the title the weirdest Star of David photo I’ve ever published. 

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Several Words about the Star of David

By Aviva Beigel.
[my translation, zeevveez]

As an artist who works with emblems and searches for their significance I discovered at first the five-pointed-star and started adding it to my works.
Later I searched for its Hebrew parallel; I found it in the Star of David which looked to me, from the aspect of its shape, to be more complete because of the fact that it consists of two intersecting triangles.
The Magen David began to penetrate into my works in an unconscious way, if due to its connection to the Israeli flag or due to its connection with our past as Jews in the Holocaust: The yellow patch.
As far as I am concerned in my works it serves somewhat like a stamp, or additional signature, it indicates my self-identity, personal and national.

Maximilian Goldstein Bookplate

Star of David Bookplate-5 Photo of Star of David, books, open book and Menorah in a bookplate that belongs to Maximilian Goldstein is courtesy of Lew Jaffe who posted it on his blog, which is dedicated to Jewish bookplates.
It is always a challenge to try to find the bookplate's owner – in this case my guess is that it belonged to a judaica collector from Levov who was born in 1880, who popularized the idea of a Jewish museum.
See: http://ram1.huji.ac.il:83/ALEPH/ENG/SAS/BAS/BAS/FIND-ACC/0379407