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.

Friday, June 02, 2006

Wikipedia

I have a theory based on my personal experience that the distance between total ignorance and knowing enough to impress others is three mon...

"Afghan rug"

This is a small part of an Afghan rug that is hanging on the wall of the studio of my dear friend Aran Patinkin (www.aranpa.com). It has a ...

Thursday, June 01, 2006

Ephraim Moses Lilien

I llustrator and photographer Ephraim Moses Lilien (1874-1925) "father of Jewish bookplates," created ex libris with distinctive J...

The Seder Plate

T oday I posted the following note to the editor of the " Star of David " page on Wikipedia: Y ou wrote: "However, the sign...

"The Stone which the Builders Refused"

T oday I visited Dr. Zeev Goldman, 101 years old, in his apartment in Jerusalem. He invited me to talk about his research on the Star of Dav...

Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Lost Culture

Star of David remains from a destroyed synagogue in Bonn, Germany. Picture is courtesy of Maxg from Flickr.

Destroyed Synagogue

Star of David on a German sign in Bonn - picture is courtesy of maxg from Flickr who translated the sign from German: "Close to this ...

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