The Star of David: The Symbol That Means Everything and Nothing
Jonathan Schwab and Yael Steiner trace the six-pointed star from elegant geometry to existential symbol—an emblem worn proudly on necklaces, weaponized on yellow badges, and planted at the heart of a modern nation. From Prague’s medieval flag to Kabbalistic speculation to its fraught reinvention in the 20th century, they unravel how a simple hexagram absorbed centuries of Jewish pride, peril, mysticism, and identity—becoming a symbol that somehow carries everything and nothing all at once.
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