Saturday, August 11, 2007

Comet

jewish star ART Zionism Photo of a comet in the shape of a Star of David on a bookplate by E.M. Lilien made for Dr. Franz Oppenheimer is courtesy of bookplates collector Bob Weinberg
Bookplatebob@aol.com
I think that the message is that zionism is the fulfillment of Balaam’s prophecy about Jacob’s Star which was interpreted as revival of the Jewish people and its monarchy.

Friday, August 10, 2007

David Goodman, Puzzle

Star of David puzzle Photo of Magen David puzzle is courtesy of David Goodman. I met him yesterday at his puzzles' booth at Hutzot Hayotzer Fair in Jerusalem near my son’s Sukkah Lampshades booth.
David Goodman develops designs and manufactures puzzles in different levels of difficulty and has workshops dedicated to puzzles.
You are invited to contact David Goodman
Beit Shemesh
POB 4623
972545713877
97229992179
wdpuzzle@netvision.net.il

Goodman David’s Shield

Star of David puzzle Photo of Star of David puzzle is courtesy of David Goodman whom I met yesterday at Hutzot Hayotzer Fair in Jerusalem near my son’s Sukkah Lampshades booth. David has there a booth selling puzzles. He is very proud to bare the same private name as King David and he told me that nowadays this name is not so common as it used to be 50 years ago.
David Goodman develops designs and manufactures puzzles in different levels of difficulty and has workshops dedicated to puzzles.
David Goodman
Beit Shemesh
POB 4623
972545713877
97229992179
wdpuzzle@netvision.net.il

Hutzot Hayotzer 2007

Star of David puzzle Photo of Star of David puzzle is courtesy of David Goodman whom I met yesterday at Hutzot Hayotzer Fair in Jerusalem near my son’s Sukkah Lampshades booth.
David has there a booth selling puzzles.
Use these six identical pieces to build a Magen David – 6-pointed Star. That’s pretty simple! Well, there’s another solution. Can you find it? That’s not so easy…
David Goodman develops designs and manufactures puzzles in different levels of difficulty and has workshops dedicated to puzzles.



David Goodman
Beit Shemesh
POB 4623
972545713877
97229992179
wdpuzzle@netvision.net.il

Thursday, August 09, 2007

Welcome Paper Cut

Star of David on a welcome paper cut made by Zipora Ne'eman
The Israeli center of paper cuts
Shderoth Halamed Hay 9,
Haifa, 32202 Israel
Tel: 972-4-8121036
cell: 972-52-2257676

Return To Zion In Compession

Star of David artPhoto of Stars of David on a bookplate by E.M. Lilien made for Dr. Hellmann is courtesy of bookplates collector Bob Weinberg
Bookplatebob@aol.com
The Hebrew letters are from the Amidah (18 blessings):
may our eyes behold you return to Zion in compession

We see an old bent Jew sitting in the barbed wire which stands for the Diaspora while an angel points at a Hebrew peasant cultivating the land of Israel.
The same illustration with the words the fifth congress of Zionists in Bazel is maybe the most famous illustration Lilien ever made.

Hebrew shepherdess

Star of David bookplate Photo of a shepherdess holding a lamb inside a Star of David frame on a bookplate designed by E.M. Lilien is courtesy of bookplates collector Bob Weinberg
Bookplatebob@aol.com