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{{vfd}}Terms such as '''[[Wikipedia:Draft:Jewish flag|Jewish flag]]''', flag of Judaism and flag of the Jews are often used as synonyms for the flag of Israel (also known as the Zionist flag prior to the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948), but at times have referred to other designs meant to refer in whole or part to Jews as an ethnicity or religion. |
{{vfd}}Terms such as '''[[Wikipedia:Draft:Jewish flag|Jewish flag]]''', flag of Judaism and flag of the Jews are often used as synonyms for the flag of Israel (also known as the Zionist flag prior to the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948), but at times have referred to other designs meant to refer in whole or part to Jews as an ethnicity or religion. |
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== Quotes about the [[Israel]]i flag == |
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[[file:flag-of-Israel-4-Zachi-Evenor.jpg{{!}}alt=Israeli flag on a flagpole{{!}}thumb{{!}}flag of Israel flying at [[voy:Latrun#See|Yad LaShiryon]]]] |
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* Jews in Palestine have appealed for the right to form a separate Jewish Army under a '''Jewish flag'''. |
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** [[anonymous]], ''Hearings Before the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Seventy-Eighth Congress, Second Session'' (1944), page 339 |
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* [The colour] varies from flag to flag, ranging from a hue of pure blue, sometimes shaded almost as dark as navy blue, to hues about 75% toward pure cyan and shades as light as very light blue. |
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** Speaker [[Joseph Sprinza]] "The Provisional Council of State Proclamation of the Flag of the State of Israel" (28 October 1948), quoted by [[Alec Mishory]] |
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* The combination of blue and white as the colors of the '''Jewish flag''' was derived from an 1860 poem (“Judah's Colors”) by Austrian Ludwig August Frankl, which explained that the blue symbolized "the splendors of the firmament" |
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** [[Ronald L. Eisenberg]], ''Jewish Traditions: A JPS Guide'' (2010), page 577 |
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* As American Jews grappled with the questions of patriotism, Communism, and Zionism after the war, the blue '''Jewish flag''' would also be translated into dramatic representations of the Jewish struggle against oppression. |
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** [[Avinoam Patt]], ''The Jewish Heroes of Warsaw: The Afterlife of the Revolt'' (2021) |
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== Quotes about other flag designs == |
== Quotes about other flag designs == |
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Revision as of 17:01, 4 January 2024
Terms such as Jewish flag, flag of Judaism and flag of the Jews are often used as synonyms for the flag of Israel (also known as the Zionist flag prior to the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948), but at times have referred to other designs meant to refer in whole or part to Jews as an ethnicity or religion.
- See also: flag of Israel|
Quotes about other flag designs
- Everyone recognizes the blue stripes and Magen David of the State of Israel’s flag. Likewise, the LGBTQ Jewish flag — a Magen David centered on the rainbow flag — is commonplace and self-explanatory. But for those who are reluctant to constantly spark debates on college campuses with the Israeli flag, or who are not members of the LGBTQ community, there is a clear need for a wider choice in totems to stick on dorm room walls. Additionally, as someone who isn’t Israeli and has no family in Israel, I’ve always felt there’s an obvious limit to the degree to which I can call the flag of Israel my own.
- Nicholas Castillo "Jewish Flags You Probably Didn't Know Existed", Hey Alma, March 22, 2021
