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.

Monday, June 05, 2006

When One Picture Is Worth One Word

Dr. Richard H. Schwartz wrote a book titled Judaism and Vegetarianism. The designer of the cover put carrots in six frames, which are being ...

Jewish Money

Photo is courtesy of David Diamant and if you have more information about this banknote please drop him a note at 313diamant@gmail.com I n ...

Fridge Magnet

Because I'm so busy with this blog m y kids knew they will make me happy if they surprise me with a Star of David gift; so they boug...

Sunday, June 04, 2006

Definition

Recently I tried to define what The Star of David is not. Today I'll try to define what it is: The Star of David has a shape, a meani...

Saturday, June 03, 2006

Maccabi

T he logo of Maccabi is made of four Hebrew letters which spells Maccabi . These letters create the shape of the Star of David . The lo...

Westerbork Transit Camp

W esterbork was a transit camp for Dutch Jews in Holland. Between 1942 and 1944, from which 102,000 Jews were transported to concentration a...

Jewish Wedding Stones

Chuppa stone from Wurzburg Courtesy of Prof. Shalom Sabar, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem In the ancient synagogue of Freud...

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