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.
Photo is courtesy of Hedva Atlas Ben David. It was kept 65 years in her mothers album until Hedva found it and painted on it a large yellow star.
Copyright: Hedva Atlas Ben David 2008
Right now this work is taking part in the Yellow Holocaust Star Exhibit at Yigal Alon House, Safed, which started on 30-4-2008. Curator: Reli Wasser. View Album
Size:4A
Technique:Mixed media
Hedva Atlas Ben David is an artist and a teacher. Born in Haifa, Israel
Expeditions in main galleries and museum
Photo is courtesy of Sabina Saad
Copyright: Sabina Saad 2008
Right now this works is taking part in the Yellow Holocaust Star Exhibit at Yigal Alon House, Safed, which started on 30-4-2008. Curator: Reli Wasser.
Size: 70cm x70cm
Technique: Acrylic on material
Sabina Saad is a Second generation of holocaust survivors.
She wrote:
The yellow star, a small piece of material that marked the Jews, took on a wide-ranging significance and sealed destinies. Thus I chose to draw an enlarged yellow star such that the canvas could not contain it. Had I the possibility, I would have drawn it the size of a stadium, but that too would not have been enough to encompass the immense horror that the yellow star symbolizes.
The Star of David replaces the letter "o" in the word “Shalom” (Peace) on a flag made by an Evangelical group. Photo was taken at the Muchraka (Carmel, Haifa, Israel) 10 may 2008. Copyright: Alan Miller 2008
