ISBN:
0910250162
Language:
English
Pages:
114 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
,
23 x 29 cm
Year of publication:
1991
DDC:
296.4
Keywords:
Étoile de David
;
Magen David
;
Geschichte
;
Davidstern
;
Davidstern
;
Geschichte
Note:
Summary: The hexagram was a symbol used by Jews and non-Jews from ancient times on, often as a decoration or a protective device. It became associated with Jews in 14th-century Prague, when the Jews were given their own flag (red, with a yellow Magen David), and spread through the Austrian Empire. The Zionists adopted the symbol as part of the national ensign. Pp. 97-104 deal with the Nazi use of the Magen David to mark the Jews. At first it was painted on shop windows and displayed in caricatures. The badge with the star was introduced in Poland in October 1939, and used throughout occupied Europe. (From the Bibliography of the Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism - The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
