Thursday, February 18, 2010

The Star of Stars

The Star of Stars (like the Song of Songs, the King of Kings, The book of Books) on the shirt of new immigrants at the Western Wall
CC picture by "The Jewish Agency for Israel" From Flickr

Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Costa Rica Yellow Badge new Stamp

Costa Rica issued in 2010 a new Stamp to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust. The stamp shows a large Yellow Badge made from barbed wire that reminds us of the death camps which were surrounded by barbed wire. The background shows stripes that allude to the uniforms of the prisoners in those camps.
Thanks to Dr Claude WAINSTAIN, Saint-Mandé, FRANCE who referred me to this new stamp.

Monday, February 01, 2010

Lord Bardolf -Hexagram on Seal

14th Century seal belonging to Lord Bardolf from Norfolk, England

Source: Charles Boutell ( Project Gutenberg) The Handbook to English Heraldry

Thanks to Dobush for referring me to this picture

Sunday, January 24, 2010

El Al bottle opener from the 50th with Star of David

(C) Hadi Orr 2009

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Hexagram sunset

Hexagram sunset
Courtesy of "ozgurmulazimoglu" from Flickr

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Solomons Seal from 1087 in Cairo

Solomons Seal from 1087 appears along with many other symbols engraved in the stone of “Bab (Gate) al Futuh” at the walls of the Old City of Cairo, Egypt (bottom right 8th symbol)

Courtesy of Jess Gambacurta from Flickr

The sign of the Jewish Daily News

Star of David lions and Menorah on the sign of the Jewish Daily News

London, Soho, Whitechapel, Oxford street

Designed by Arthur Szyk (1894-1951) in the 1920’s

Courtesy of failing_angel from Flickr