Wednesday, November 28, 2007

National Pride

moshe-dayan-magen-davidFrom designer Hayim Shtayer's collection of Jewish New Year Cards.
Star of David on a Torah-Crown above the portrait of General Moshe Dayan, army corps, flowers.
Today such a militaristic design would be considered politically incorrect but in the first days of Israel it made people proud of their country. I wonder what can make Israelis proud of their country nowadays.

Torah Cover

Torah-Cover-magen-david JewishFrom designer Hayim Shtayer's collection of Jewish New Year Cards. Star of David on a Torah Cover discovers a typical religious function of the Jewish Star, which has many other functions. The card is out of fashion, and it evokes pleasant childhood memories...

Haifa is Strong -3

haifa-jewish-star logoBlue on white Star of David (which looks as a flower) on a Hebrew sticker that says: Haifa is Strong.
Date: 18.8.06 -during Second Lebanon War in 2006.
Photo shot by Hayim Shtayer
Copyright: Hayim Shtayer 2007