Symbols of Judaism

The other important symbol associated with Jewish identity and Judaism is the six-pointed star. It dates back to the time when the legendary Jewish king David had a star depicted on his shield. It was first used as a universal Jewish symbol in 1354, when King Charles IV granted the Jewish community in Prague the privilege of having its own flag with the Star of David depicted on it. Since the 19th century, it has been used as a symbol of Judaism, analogous to the Christian cross. 

The current exhibition presents a fragment of the interior of the synagogue in Kyustendil, depicting the six-pointed star - Regional Historical Museum - Kyustendil.

The walls of the Kyustendil Synagogue were inscribed with stylised plant friezes and six-pointed stars, with the stars encircling the room, and the plant frieze located on the vaulted arch and dome. The interior decoration was complemented by wood-carved medallions on the ceiling, their characteristic feature being their colouring. The medallions are in the shape of suns, in the center of which are depicted floral motifs.

Bronze lion, tip of the flag of the Charitable Society of the Bulgarian Jews who participated in the wars, established in 1924. The flag was solemnly blessed on May 8, 1932, at the laying of the foundation stone of the Jewish Hospital monument in Sofia. State Agency Archives. The tip of the flag of the Society of Jewish Veterans of the Wars of National Unification resembles to the images-symbols of the Bulgarian Army, which serves to emphasise the unity of national goals.