Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Shabtai Zvi Star of David Symbols

The Shabtai Zvi Star of David Symbols

In the explanation of the exhibition Nechama Lvendel - Nadav Bloch "Dönmeh - Following Shabtai Zvi" at the "Tova Osman" gallery in Tel Aviv it was written that the municipal gallery of Ulcin (Monte Negro State, formerly part of Yugoslavia on the border with Albania) has a a niche on the third floor surmounted by two Star of David symbols carved in stone. According to locals this place was a gathering place of Shabtai Tzvi and his followers. Shabtai Zvi was exiled to Ulcin and had been buried there. His grave is located indoors and is considered a holy place.

Copyright: Nechama Levendel and Nadav Bloch, Israeli Artists.

Sunday, December 27, 2009

Impossible Sculptures par Francis TABARY Francis


Copyright: Francis TABARY 2009

Copyright: Francis TABARY 2009
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Copyright: Francis TABARY 2009
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Copyright: Francis TABARY 2009

Brewers' Star Marks a brewery in Germany


Picture courtesy of Soul of Beer from Flickr

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Hamsa- Hand of Fatima- with Hexagram


Taken by: SaReGaMa 2009
Hexagram on a hamsa door knob
at a Jewish house in Haifa



Taken by: SaReGaMa 2009

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Fatimid Solomon’s Seal


Fatimid Solomon’s Seal on coin - courtesy of PHGCOM from Wikipedia entry Al-Mustansir (Caliph in Cairo from 1226 to 1242).

Thanks to Dr. Muboriz Amonbekov for his email:

Official Dinar of the Fatimid Empire of Egypt minted during the reign of the Caliph-Imam Al-Mustansir Billah in Sicily in the 1050s.  For additional information you can check this link from British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1857-0101-3

Thanks to Dobush for referring me to this picture

Monday, December 07, 2009

New Xmas celebration downtown Amsterdam

Thanks to Jordan who Sent me this Christian Hexagram picture from his iPhone