The Diaspora Star

I have created this star as a symbol of Jewish identity. I call it the Diaspora Star and it can be used to represent Jews of all kinds, from all backgrounds and from all places. The star has these qualities:

• Eternalness: The enduring nature of the Jewish people throughout history. The colors represent the eternal flame. In addition to what is traditionally ascribed to the Ner Tamid, I see it as symbol of continuation.
• Diaspora: The separated blades of the star represent the diaspora, but also the variety and diversity of modern Judaism.
• Togetherness: Despite the the space between the blades, the share a common shape and are not so far apart.
• Inclusiveness: Include all of Judaism, from the very religious to the secular and cultural Jews to people who don't consider themselves Jewish at all.
• Harmony: The symmetry is a symbol of peace and accord.

January, 2015


Diaspora Star by The Lone Jew is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. When using any of these images please attribute credit to The Lone Jew and link to this page.

Eventually I hope to put up SVG (vector) versions of all of these images on Wikimedia Commons.

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Diaspora Star by The Lone Jew is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. When using any of these images please attribute credit to The Lone Jew and link to this page.