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.
Sunday, February 03, 2008
Star of David Equals Swastika
Weakness
Photo is courtesy of artist Ora Reuven, who added her drawings to a photo she took in Jaffa, where she grew up, which was ones a mixed Jewish-and-Arab neighborhood, but now almost all the Jews left, and those who stayed mark their homes with a Star of David.
Interestingly, one may see similar blue Stars of David on the walls all around the Palestinian Authority areas; those were made by proud settlers, expressing their conviction that Israel is strong. Here, in Jaffa, the same emblem suggests Weakness…
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Jewish Ghetto in Jaffa
Photo of Stars of David on the houses of Jaffa is courtesy of artist Ora Reuven, who added her drawings to a series of photos she took in Jaffa, where she grew up, which was ones a mixed Jewish and Arab neighborhood, but now almost all the Jews left, and those who stayed mark their homes with a Star of David.
Copyright © Ora ruven