Dobush from Kfar Aza sent me this drawing of a Yellow Badge with flames of the Kristallnacht, which appear on a November 9, 1963 stamp from East Germany.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Leo Haas
From: http://www.ushmm.org/research/collections/art/
See the yellow star on the cloths of the blind on the Watercolor by Leo Haas entitled, "The Blind of Theresienstadt."
Leo Haas (1901-1983), Czech Jewish artist who, while imprisoned in the concentration camps of Nisko and Theresienstadt during World War II, painted portraits and produced a large volume of drawings documenting the daily life of the prisoners.
See on the same page:
Star of David beaded necklace made by a female Jewish prisoner at a munitions factory camp in Germany.
Self Portrait with A Yellow Badge
Photo of a painting depicting a yellow badge replacing the Star of David on the Israeli flag is courtesy of Hayim Maor.Copyright: Hayim Maor 2008
Created: 1987-1988
Oil and shellac on wood
The Mark of Cain
Photo is courtesy of Hayim Maor.The work (created in 1978) takes part in an exhibit in "Al Hatefer" Museum, 4 Heil Hahandasa St, Jerusalem, Israel.
We see in it the Hebrew letter Kof made in the shape of a yellow triangle, which reminds us of the insignia that Jewish prisoners in Nazi Death Camps had to wear on their cloths. It is painted on a cloth which is covering the eyes and the forehead of a bearded man. In Genesis 4:15 we read that the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him, but the Nazis set a mark upon the Jews for the opposite reason: so that anyone finding them should kill them.
Monday, April 14, 2008
Jennifer Roy's book: Yellow Star
On the cover of Jennifer Roy's book titled Yellow Star we see a girl with a yellow badge.
Meir Salomon "mene mene"
34 /40 cm
mixed media (oil on canvas)
Living and creating in the Netherlands for the past 35 years Netherlands has a profound influence on Meir Salomon’s work. His occupation with flowers, flowering and the reoccurring window motif as well as Jewish motifs appear over and over again in his works.
His entire work brings together both ends, east and west, modernism and tradition, abstract and figurative, color and line.
From next Thursday "mene mene" will take part in the Star of David Album exhibit in the Journalists' House in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Copyright: © Meir Salomon 2008
The title is from Daniel 5:25
Now this is the inscription that was written out: 'MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.'
Little Red Riding Hood 1985 Helvetia Stamp
Six-pointed star appears on Little Red Riding Hood grandmother’s bed on a Swiss 1985 postage stamp. Why?
Photo is courtesy of Dobush from Kfar Aza.
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