Monday, February 11, 2008

Anti-Semitism :The Devil And The Star

From the web page of Stephen Roth Institute for the Study of Contemporary Anti-Semitism and racism at Tel Aviv University, overview:

Antisemitic caricatures have appeared repeatedly in Brazil. On 14 April 2002, Correio Brazilliense published a caricature showing the devil sitting at a table with a flag bearing the Star of David behind him.

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Swastika Inside Star of David Graffiti

Swastika Inside Star of David Graffiti
Photo is courtesy of "917press" from Flickr.

An article published on Wildolive website titled Anti-Semitism Today claims that the swastika inside the Star of David is a recurring motif in left wing demonstrations against Israel.

Swastika inside the Star appears also in Arabic newspapers and caricatures

Star of David added to the Third Reich flag
Al-Yawm (Saudi Arabia), November 30, 2005

12th Film Festival Poster

Star Of David made from Laser beams

Photo of Star Of David made from Laser beams on the 12th Film Festival poster is courtesy of pictorial history collector Stephanie Comfort who published it on Flickr.

Mount Herzl Memorial

Star of David memorial at Mount Herzl

Star of David engraved in the stone of a memorial at Mount Herzl. Translation of the Hebrew word: We shall remember.

Saturday, February 09, 2008

Memorial To Jewish Soldiers Who Fought In The Polish Army

Star of David Yellow Badge Memorial

Menorah and a yellow Star of David (to remind us of the Yellow Badge) on the Mount Herzl Memorial in Jerusalem - dedicated to Jewish soldiers who fell in action in World War II in the ranks of the Polish Armies.

Policemen Memorial, Herzl Mount

logo is made from a Star of David Herzl

Yeheskel Sahar, first Israeli Police Inspector General, who was an amateur painter, designed the logo of the Israeli Police, which is seen here on the stone that marks the burial site of policemen in Herzl Mount. The logo is made from a Star of David surrounding the Hebrew letter Mem, which is the first letter in the Hebrew word for "police". It is surrounded by olive leaves, which symbolize peace.

My English book about the Star of David

my English book about the Star of DavidIn the opening page of my English book about the Star of David, which I’m going to publish soon, I arranged the copyright notification in the shape of a Star of David, just like E.M. Lilien did in Songs from the Ghetto in 1902. It is homage to E.M. Lilien, the first Zionist painter, whom I adore and cherish, as well as a visual message to the reader about what he’s going to experience in the next pages. In addition, it makes the most boring part of the book into something, which is worth contemplating…