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Star of David Stone carving of the Star of David surrounded by decorative patterns at the Capernaum Synagogue in Israel. Illuminated manuscript page from the Leningrad Codex featuring a large Star of David filled with Hebrew script, surrounded by ornate geometric and floral patterns. Stone relief of the Star of David with a crown in the center, mounted on the wall of the Old-New Synagogue in Prague, Czech Republic. Star of David kippahs Nazi-era Star of David badge Flag of Israel The Star of David, a black outline of two overlapping equilateral triangles forming a six-pointed star, widely recognized as a symbol of Judaism and the State of Israel.
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Star of David
A stained-glass window showing the Star of David in red glass in the Eldridge Street...
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Earliest synagogue with a Star of David decoration
The Star of David, or a hexagram design in that shape, appearing among many other...
© Richard T. Nowitz—The Image Bank/Getty Images
Illuminated hexagram from the Leningrad Codex
Carpet page from the Leningrad Codex featuring a hexagram inscribed with interlaced...
From the Leningrad Codex, c. 1008.
Prague synagogue's Star of David
The Jewish community in Prague was the first to use the Star of David as its official...
© Jolanta Wojcicka/Dreamstime.com
Star of David kippahs
Caps worn by Jewish men, called kippahs or yarmulkes, decorated with the Star of...
© Beata Zawrzel—NurPhoto/Getty Images
Nazi-era Star of David badge
Beginning in April 1942 during the German occupation of the Netherlands, all people...
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Lea Rosendahl and Emmy Rosendahl Reid, daughters of Helmut Rosendahl.
Flag of Israel
National flag consisting of a white field bearing two horizontal blue stripes and...
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