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, October 30, 2008

65th anniversary of the Jewish Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

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In 2008 the Bank of Poland issued this coin to commemorate 65th anniversary of the Jewish Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. On the coin we see a Magen...
Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Arab stamp with Solomon’s seal pattern

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A rab stamp with Solomon’s seal pattern  Sent to me by Dobush from Kfar Aza Copyright: Dobush 
Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Big Smoke

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Artist Sabina Saad spent many years in Italy before she came to Israel.   In Italian the comics “balloons” are called   FUMETTO, which means...
Monday, October 27, 2008

Moroccan local stamp from 1895

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Philatelist Dr Claude Wainstain from France sent me this 1895 Magen David on a postal stamp (and other stamps from the same period) and wrot...
Sunday, October 26, 2008

Denmark 1904 heaxagram stamp

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This is the world's first Christmas Seal ( Julemaerke)   issued by Denmark in 1904 It has no postal value, it can only be added to a pos...
Saturday, October 25, 2008

Israeli Caricaturists Logo

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Magen David as part of Israeli Caricaturists (Funcom) Logo Photographer: Hayim Shtayer Copyright: Hayim Shtayer 2008

Another Hexagram

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A hexagram appears on David Edwards’ Mystical Cube  Copyright: David Edwards, who wrote to me: The photo is of a carving I made when I w...
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