Re: [Cz-L] Yellow stars and Magen Davids

According to Hardy the Czernowitz city coat of arms which includes 3 yellow
six-pointed stars, dates back to 1861,the year in which Bukovina achieved
the status of an autonomous duchy. This leads me to believe that it is quite
likely that the 3 stars where meant to be stars of David - Magen David and
not just a geometric ornament.

By 1861 the city had a large Jewish population which was also quite
influential and in view of the prominent role the star of David plays in
Jewish iconography, it is most unlikely that three six-pointed stars would
have been on the city coat of arms just as ornaments.

Mimi


On 5/17/09 11:57 PM, "HARDY BREIER" <HARDY3_at_BEZEQINT.NET> wrote:

> 1861
> Hardy
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> From: "Miriam Taylor" <mirtaylo_at_indiana.edu>
> To: "HARDY BREIER" <HARDY3_at_bezeqint.net>; "CZERNOWITZ-L"
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>> Does anyone know to what date this coat of arms dates back to?
>>
>> Mimi
>>
>>
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