Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Torah Crown

torah-magen-davidRed Star of david above the Torah Crown and a blue one around it.
This is how people wished each other happy new year about hundred years ago: be a Jew, pray, remember Jerusalem...
From designer Hayim Shtayer's collection of Jewish New Year Cards.

Monday, October 29, 2007

Frustration After 60 years

holocaust-jewish-star-Israeli artPhoto of Star of David in the center of an artwork made by Ness Ziona painter Yossi Regev is courtesy of Yossi Regev.
Copyright: Yossi Regev 2007
My first impression was that the things that the state of Israel is going through are so bad that it's better to pass through them with eyes closed.


Yossi is the son of Holocaust survivors. In this work he tried to express their frustration from what is going on in Israel after 60 years since they came here.

Stamp from Holland

Stamp Holland HexagramHolland issued a peace promoting stamp, which incorporated the Hexagram. Photo is courtesy of Zerach from Hebrew stamps collectors’ forum called Collect.

Egyptian Stamp

Star of David pattern Egyptian Stamp Photo of Star of David pattern on an Egyptian Stamp is courtesy of Zerach from Hebrew stamps collectors’ forum called Collect.

Sunday, October 28, 2007

Lilien Blessing

blessing-david-shield-artGideon From a stamps-collector's-Forum called Collect brought me Ephraim Moshe Lilien's book Lieder Des Ghetto. The book is from 1902.
We see hands blessing the Star of David in the first pages of the book.
This illustration shows very clearly the importance of the Star of David for Lilien, who was known later as "the first Zionist painter".

Herzl Stamp

Star of David Herzl Stamp
Photo of Star of David on the tab of Herzl Stamp issued on 1954 is courtesy of Ronik from stamps collectors’ forum called Collect. On the body of the stamp appear 7 white stars representing 7 hours of work Herzl dreamed the laborer in the new state would work. R. Erel designed this stamp.

The Good Fence

Star of David The Good Fence Photo of Star of David alonside the Lebanese Cedar on a cancel from 1980 is courtesy of Ronik from Hebrew stamps collectors Forum called Collect.
From wikipedia entry: The Good Fence:
The Good Fence is a popular term for Israel's northern border with Lebanon during the period following the Lebanese Civil War during which southern Lebanon was controlled by the Maronite Christians and the South Lebanon Army, friendly to Israel.