OneFamily Logo

The logo of OneFamily is in the shape of a Star of David. The Star is made from the lines of the legs of six figures. It reminds me of the Star of David made from the lines of holding hands on a stamp titled Pioneer Women 50th Anniversary

Deruta Plate

Photo of Star of David on a Deruta Plate is courtesy of "framois" who published it on Flickr and wrote to me: 

I took this picture in Italy. The city of Deruta, Umbria is famous for handpainted ceramics. There are hundreds of artists and shops in the city with each designing their own patterns. We found only one shop that had this pattern. The shop owner was from Turkey where he obtained a degree in graphic design while his wife majored in interior design. The plate was originally made for one customer in San Francisco. The artist blends his own colors and may be the only Deruta artist to utilize the dark blue.

David Ben Gurion and the Magen David

Shulamit Gad in her book "King David and the power of Psalms" writes in page 698: David Ben Gurion talked about the Magen David in a meeting of the provisional government in 11.7.1948 and said:

Concerning the Magen David there is controversy if it is an ancient emblem or not. In my opinion it is unimportant if it is ancient. There is no other emblem, which is considered by Jews and Gentiles as a Jewish symbol like the Magen David, and it is an asset.

I don’t know if there was any weight to the fact that David was the first name of Ben Gurion, but there are others with this first name who connect to the history of this symbol like David Ganz, David Hareuveni, David Al Roy…

Moroccan Chamsa

Day of Issue: 25/07/2006, Designer: Meir Eshel
This is a replica of a Moroccan Chamsa from 1920. It is made of silver and is decorated with a Star of David. Chamsa is an apotropaic symbol and so is the Star of DAvid - together they seem to have even more power...

Build the Jewish State

Photo of Star of David as a frame to the slogan "invest in Palestine- build the Jewish State is courtesy of "dlisbona" who published it on Flickr along with many other old time posters designed by one of the best Israeli designers Franz Krausz. Each one of these posters plays on my nostalgic nerves and brings me back lost flavors of childhood.

Israel Railways logo

Photo of white Star of David on the old logo of the Israeli Railways Company is courtesy of "dlisbona" who published it on Flickr as part of his nice collection of old posters designed by Franz Krausz. This logo looks similar to the old logo of El Al and like it it looks better IMHO than the logo that replaced it.

Design for El Al logo

Photo of white Star of David on Franz Krausz's El Al logo is courtesy of "dlisboa" who published it on Flickr. It served El Al for a few years and then they decided to replace it in order to fit their new image, nevertheless I like the old logo more than the new – what about you?