Star of David

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.

Thursday, April 13, 2006

Cookies

Photo courtesy of Luke from Flickr who wrote to me why did he shot it: My friend's mother made these for our annual Chrismukkah gift e...

Daffodil

Capitol Hill, Seattle. Courtesy of "disappearinjon" from Flickr who wrote to me the following: As to why I took it, I can't s...

Karlsruhe synagogue

The new synagogue in Karlsruhe which was built in 1971 in the shape of the Star of David to commemorate the lost Jewish Community of 146,00...

Sheriff's Badge

There are six pointed Sheriff's Badges that look exactly like David Shields, but there are also five and seven pointed Sheriff's ...

Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Legend

I read what Daniel P. Faigin wrote about the King David shield: "Medieval Jewish texts spoke of a magic shield possessed by King David...

Unexpected Star of David

Logo of Police Trinidad &Tobago Source: wikipedia entry: Trinidad and Tobago Police Service We are talking about the same sh...

Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Magen David Alludes to the Sukkah Guests

When my son and I started developing the 3D folded paper Magen David a few years ago we thought it would be welcomed by secular Zionists. L...

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