This is the Forward’s coverage of the Star of David, a prominent six-pointed symbol of Judaism.
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Fast Forward Star of David Pendant Spurs Attack in Berlin
A man wearing a Star of David pendant and cap was attacked in a Berlin park in what investigators suspect was a right-wing hate crime. The unidentified victim, 67, was sitting with a friend on a bench in Berlin’s Tiergarten park on Monday afternoon when two men approached and began to harass him, he said….
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The Schmooze Ruth Bader Ginsburg Watched Her Life Onstage
Photo: Ari Roth Despite having had a long, busy day at the US Supreme Court this past Monday, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg made a point of attending a special performance of “Stars of David: Story to Song” in Washington that evening. The performance of the musical review celebrating the lives of Jewish public figures —…
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The Schmooze H and M Drops Offensive Star of David T-Shirt
Someone at H&M apparently came into work one day thinking: ‘I have a great idea for a shirt! Let’s design a Star of David, and place a skull smack in the middle of it! That’ll go huge!’ Obviously, they were mistaken. The European retailer has removed the tank top from their shelves, after several complaints…
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Fast Forward JDate Billboards Yanked After French Vandalism
A French billboard advertiser scaled back a campaign for the Jewish dating site JDate after its billboards were vandalized. Thierry Courrault, a regional director for the JC Decaux billboard giant, said his company decided to pull 18 billboards out of 100 advertising JDate and which carried the site’s Star of David-shaped logo. The reason was…
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Fast Forward Star of David More Widely Recognized Than Twitter Icon
Nearly nine in ten Americans, or 87% of people surveyed, correctly identified the Star of David as a Jewish symbol, a new poll from the Pew Research Center for the People and Press showed. The Twitter birdie, on the other hand, was recognized by 79% respondents to the poll as the social media company’s corporate…
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Culture ‘Stars of David’ Becomes a Musical
When Abigail Pogrebin decided she wanted to interview Jewish celebrities about their Jewish identity, even her husband was skeptical. “I think it’s a great idea, but why would anyone talk to you?” he told her. “I basically dove in with a prayer,” said Pogrebin, a Manhattan-based journalist and former television producer. She began with her…
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Opinion Tunisia Riots and a Mysterious Star of David
According to reports on Twitter and in Tunisian media, Muslim protestors have scaled barrier walls at the U.S. embassy in Tunis. The police and military response was quick, with men on horseback and armored vehicles arriving to disperse protesters — identified as hardline Islamists — who raised a black flag of the radical Salafi movement…
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Fast Forward Israeli Athletes March in Olympic Ceremony
Israel’s Shahar Zubari led his country’s team into the opening ceremony of the Olympics on Friday night, bearing the Israeli flag. With a dyed-blue Star of David shaven into his hair, the 25-year-old windsurfer who brought home a bronze medal from Beijing in 2008, lead the 38-strong Israeli delegation into the stadium. Immediately after the…
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