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 the artist, Jacques Heller.
Copyright: © Jacques Heller 2008
This is one of the about 30 works in different sizes, which were exhibited around Europe in 1977-1978, under the title “religious art”. We see in it a tree holding broken triangles, which reminds us of the broken tables of the covenant and of a broken Magen David. The tree reminds us of the Tree of Life.
Photo is courtesy of the artist, Jacques Heller.
Copyright: © Jacques Heller 2008
This is one of the about 30 works in different sizes, which were exhibited around Europe in 1977-1978, under the title “religious art”. We see in it a tree holding broken triangles, which remind us of the broken tables of the covenant and of a broken Magen David.
Photo is courtesy of the artist, Jacques Heller.
Copyright: © Jacques Heller 2008
This is one of the about 30 works in different sizes, which were exhibited around Europe in 1977-1978, under the title “religious art”. We see in it a head of a calf with a Star of David and an egg.
Painter Jacques Heller is the president of the Israel Miniature Art Society. He was born in France in 1925.
Photo is courtesy of Israeli artist Daniela Klauzner.
Copyright: Daniela Klauzner 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.
Technique: Two linoleum prints, one on yellow paper the other on gauze, glued one above the other.
Title: Marriage in Black
Artist’s Caption: My parents’ wedding on 14.5.1944, in the midst of WWII, in a synagogue in Budapest, Hungary. There was a rumor that young academic Jews will not be taken to forced labor camps if they marry, and since my father just finished his PhD in chemistry and since he and my mother were together for five years they decided to get married quickly.
Daniela Klauzner was a biologist until she started 11 years a go to create art. She lives in Natania.
On 9 May 2008 five young Austrian politicians visited the Yellow Star exhibit in Safed. They met with a Holocaust surviver and with curator Reli Wasser.On a web page titled Jews with Tattoos there are a few Stars of David.
Rabbi George (Gershom) Barnard of Northern Hills Synagogue wrote that:
In recent years, both the Reform and Conservative movements have had to address the issue, and both of them forbid tattooing.
An interesting point is raised on:
http://www.jordanelgrably.com/inyourfaith.html
Kaufman explains… that "a majority of young Jews have tattoos, ear-rings, nose-rings--this is a fact of life today. Ask any parent. So it hit me suddenly, of what use is this halachic law if it's going to exclude an entire generation from Jewish ceremony and tradition?"
