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.
1. Uri Ofir,
2. Dr. Michelle Zaccai,
3. Prof. Meir Bar Ilan,
4. Dr. Asher Eder,
5. Dr. Sonya Chesnin,
6. Dr. Hayim Grosman,
7. Lawyer Dov Gutterman,
8. Rabbi Ben Zion Bar Ami,
9. Researcher Asher Wald,
10. Judaica collector Aviram Paz,
11. Researcher Ayelet Aidelberg.
On the 5 th of April 09:30 Yavne Municipality invites you and your family to take part in an academic symposium about the Star of David in Matnas Neot Shazar, 17 Hanesiim St. Liat Regev from Channel 1 will present the lecturers. To order places call 08-9439491.
On the 4-5 April Yavne Municipality invites you and your family to take part in Star of David Spring Festival including a symposium about the Star of David and 20 painters exhibition showing their Star of David works.
Picture of Indian furniture Hexagram is courtesy of Rob Hoey from Flickr who wrote to me:This Star of David is from a piece of Indian furniture my wife brought to the United States. The wood is rosewood and it is handcrafted in India. The decorative Star of David is just one of many designs on this chest of drawers.
Picture of a Christian Hexagram in the subterranean Temple at Sinca Veche, is courtesy of Napoleon Savescu who wrote to me thatThe Sinca Veche's temple is a pre Christian, a pagan place, only later used by Christians...Lucian Craciun's note: "Sinca Veche" is in Romania. The name means "Old Sinca".
One of the reasons why it is so hard to find new info about hexagrams is that it has so many synonyms:
