Yaniv Shapira created candlesticks based on researcher Uri Ofir's theory that
the candle holder in the Tabernacle had the shape of the Star of David
See his Film produced by "refresh dot co il"
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 Israeli artist Nurit Izak Pollatchek.
Copyright: Nurit Izak Pollatchek 2008
Currently 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.
Size: 30X30 cm
Technique: oil
Title: Flag
Artist’s Caption: I made a series of flags in the basic colors – each one expresses another sort of pain.
Nurit Izak Pollatchek, b. 1967, Rehovot.
Photo is courtesy of Israeli artist Sarit Gura
Copyright: Sarit Gura 2008
Currently 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.
Size: 160X35 cm
Technique: oil
Title: Beauty
Artist’s Caption: The yellow badge is a symbol of pride, not shame. Exterior appearance is not telling who is a Jew –the Nazis checked four generations back. There is no way to know if the two anonymous women in my paintings belong to the Jewish people.