Wednesday, October 31, 2007

British Refugee Camp in Berlin

Refugee-jewish-starFrom designer Hayim Shtayer's collection of Jewish New Year Cards.
Hayim got this card from Ben Gal who appears on the photo as he looked 60 years ago in a British refugee camp in Berlin. Today Ben Gal lives in Rehovot, Israel.

Copyright: Ben Gal 2007

Israel 25th Anniversary

star of David Israel 25th Anniversary medal

star of David on Israel 25th Anniversary medal.

Centenary of Theosophical Society

Hexagram Theosophical Society logo The Hexagram is built-in into the logo of Theosophical Society - here on an 1975 Indian stamp commemorating Centenary of the Theosophical Society.

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Son & Daughter of Zion

zion-flag-jewish-starFrom designer Hayim Shtayer's collection of Jewish New Year Cards
Stars of David are on the Pre-Israeli flag and on the chests of the Son & Daughter of Zion.
I rate this drawing as one of the most nostalgic drawings I ever saw.

Frustration After 60 years -2

holocaust-jewish-star-Israeli artPhoto is courtesy of Yossi Regev.
You should see it along with "Frustration After 60 years- 1" since they both express the feelings of Holocaust survivors (see the yellow badge at the bottom) who came to Israel 60 years ago full of hopes for a just society and got frustrated and angry (see the fist at the right side of the painting) in the last years.
Copyrights: Yossi Regev 2007
The work was made in 2002.

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.