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.

Sunday, July 30, 2006

"O my dove..."

Four sparrows found shelter in a Shield of David built into the wall of an old building in Harrisburg Pennsylvania. Now I understand why it ...

Saturday, July 29, 2006

Opalit

For my birthday I got this original Opalit stone with a silver Star of David. I added a string and started wearing it in order to remind me ...

Friday, July 28, 2006

Mosaic

There is an interesting connection between Mosaics and Stars of David. Why? I'm just asking the question and waiting for a learned answe...

Destroyed Settlements

After Israel finished evacuating all Jewish settlements in Gaza, in August 2005, Aharon Shevo, artist and illustrator, designed a torn Star ...

Thursday, July 27, 2006

Captivating Light

Photo courtesy of Lisa Carmichael from Pbase who wrote to me: The star is actually a window in the sanctuary of a synagogue in Los Angeles. ...

What Star of David?

David Landau wrote in 1995 an article titled: Ancient Synagogues in the Holy Land - What Synagogues? In this article he claimed that some of...

The Name of the Star

Philologos discusses why the same symbol is called a Shield of David in Hebrew and a Star of David in English and arrives to the conclusion ...

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