Judaica Bookplate Collector

Photo of star of David in a bookplate  that belongs to Stephen Caplin is courtesy of Lew Jaffe who posted it on his blog on April 24, 2007 

Inside the hexagon we see the Hwbrew word for peace

Louis Armstrong

Gabe Gross sent me this email:

Yesterday, I learned something very interesting about someone who wore the star of David... Louis Armstrong. He wore one his whole life! When he was 8 & in abject poverty in New Orleans, he was taken in by and worked for a family of Russian Jews. They treated him like a son, introduced him to all types of music, including classical & Russian folk. They also loaned him money for his first instrument, a cornet.

Ira moskowitz

Photo of chasing the Star of David kites is courtesy of a Flickr member who asked me not to mention her name.

Painter: Ira Moskowitz (b.1912, Poland)

Tattoo Shop in Arles, France

Photo of a six pointed star surrounded by circles in a tattoo is courtesy of my friend, Israeli painter Dick Ben Dor, who went to France to show his Star of David paintings in a gallery in Paris and came back with this photo from the window of a tattoo shop in Arles.
Copyright: Dick Ben Dor 2007

Church of Aveize Close Up

A close look at one of the the hexagrams above one of the windows of the church of Aveize, a village in the Rhone Alps which was built in 1884. There are many such windows in this church and above each one there's this six pointed star space made by expert stonecutters surrounded by a splendid stone arc.

Photo is courtesy of my friend, Israeli painter Dick Ben Dor, who went to France to show his Star of David paintings in a gallery in Paris and came back with this photo from his tour in France.

Church of Aveize from a Distance

Photo is courtesy of my friend, Israeli painter Dick Ben Dor, who went to France to show his Star of David paintings in a gallery in Paris and came back with photos of hexagrams on the church of Aveize, a village in the Rhone Alps.
The church of Aveize, dedicated to Saint Pierre, was built in 1884. 

Fatimid Amulet

Solomon’s seal appears on an Egyptian amulet from the 11th century;
Ink on paper; 23 cm on 8.4 cm