Star of David
Meaning
Star of David (plural Stars of David)
A generally recognized symbol of Jewish identity and Judaism, having the shape of a hexagram, the compound of two equilateral triangles.
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David, who recently returned to his roots when he bought a house in Hampstead - bang in the middle of the North-West London Jewish heartland - could not be more Jewish if he hung a Star Of David round his neck and spent Friday nights saying kiddush.
Baumgarten's is the company that manufactures Plastiklips and other fastening devices; it constructed displays made of green plastic paper clips shaped into the Star of David to assist with the film's promotion at theaters around the United States.
A yellow star to represent the Star of David, made of fabric on display in the Holocaust Memorial Center in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, Jan.
'Engravings that resemble the six-pointed Star of David were found on circular Khazar relics and bronze mirrors from Sarkel and Khazarian grave fields in Upper Saltov.
JTA — A bag emblazoned with a Star of David containing soap and anti-Semitic literature was left outside an exhibition in Sweden about the Holocaust.
In non-profit areas, the Red Cross (varied as the Red Crescent in Muslim countries and as the Red Star of David in Israel) exemplifies a well-known emblem that does not need an accompanying name.