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, November 02, 2008

Nepal 1994 Postage Stamp

Hexagram appears on Nepal 1994 Postage Stamp Picture is courtesy of Dobush from Kfar Aza Israel Dobush from kfar Aza asked Israeli...

Saturday, November 01, 2008

Tau Crosses inside a hexagram

Picture of early 20 th century Tau Crosses inside a hexagram at Sheffield Roman Catholic Cathedral, England, is courtesy of “evissa” ...

Friday, October 31, 2008

Arabic illustration, Devils

Hexagram with a human figure and devils appears on an illustration from the 14th century C.E. Image was copied from Wikimedia Commons, entry...

Thursday, October 30, 2008

65th anniversary of the Jewish Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

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

A rab stamp with Solomon’s seal pattern Sent to me by Dobush from Kfar Aza Copyright: Dobush

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Big Smoke

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

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...

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