This blog (by Zeev Barkan) is dedicated to the Star of David, its history, its various meanings and usages in different cultures. It includes thousands of pictures of Star of David, six-pointed stars, hexagrams, Solomon's Seals, Magen Davids and yellow badges,and served as a resource for three books and four art exhibitions.
Friday, February 01, 2008
Happy New Year Diaspora
Zion Gate Happy New Year Card
Star of David alongside the Ten Commandments on a Happy New Year Card from the beginning of the 19th century is from Hayim Shtayer’s excellent and famous collection of Happy New Year Cards. The troupes that march into Zion Gate express IMHO the expectation for the termination of the Diaspora Era. In those days it seemed contrary to any logic to even expect it, but as we all know the Return of Zion materialized. We can only draw encouragement from it to the peace in the Middle East …