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.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Shoulder Strap

Stars of David appear on a series of artworks (shoulder straps, medals and ranks) by Israeli artist Drora Weizman who wrote in the caption ...

Monday, August 18, 2008

Jewish Star Tattoo

Tattoo of a Star of David with flames on the waist of a muscular Hebrew man (on his chest appears the Hebrew word for Hebrew). Picture b...

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Turkish Over Print

This crescent with six-pointed star on an old stamp sent to me by my dear friend Stephanie Comfort is not a future symbol of reconciliatio...

Saturday, August 16, 2008

My Magen David Book at Chutzot Hayotzer Annual Fair

My Magen David Book and my Israeli Flag of Equality Sticker waiting for readers and buyers at Chutzot Hayotzer Annual Fair, Jerusalem 2008

Friday, August 15, 2008

Israel Needs Mental First Aid

Stars of David appear on an artwork by Israeli artist Drora Weizman (b. 1956) titled Tabernacle (2007). We see the cover of an old noteboo...

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Open Wound

Star of David, painted in the Israeli national colors, White and blue, with cuts in the canvas that reveals underneath a yellow badge, lik...

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Kibbutz Ein Harod, Wagon

Hayim Shtayer took this Photo of an old wagon with white six-pointed Stars at the entrance to Kibbutz Ein Harod. I asked Anat from Beit ...

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