The Stars of David Project
The Star of David or Magen David is the universal symbol of the Jewish people and of the state of Israel. The star signifies our connection to the community and the lens through which we see the world.
The “Stars of David Project” offers a tribute to the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Each hand-drawn, carefully placed star represents a life cut short by the Nazi regime.
Between 1933 and 1945, the Jewish community of Europe lost two-thirds of its total population, changing the Jewish diaspora forever. The “Stars of David Project” asks viewers to take a moment to remember the victims, including the documented stories that we know, along with those that are lost forever.
My process includes carefully drawing every star, remembering that each star is a life taken during the Shoah. Using paint pens on 11x17 sheets of bristol board, I draw 20,000 Stars of David per sheet, meticulously counting each star, each life.
The sheer quantity of stars, confined to a small space, causes them to overlap. The bottom layers of stars represent the souls who were lost without a trace. The yellow and gold stars that weave through the entire work represent individuals whose stories have been preserved through memoirs, testimonies, and the commitment of their descendants.
The Star of David Project.
The exhibit will include 300, 11x17 works, each containing twenty thousand Stars of David, a total of six million when exhibited together. The exhibit can be rearranged and shown in several different ways, making it perfect for small and large spaces alike.
For example:
All 300 pieces, representing the estimated 6 million Jews killed in the Holocaust.
40 pieces, representing the 800,000 Jews that died in the Ghettos from random shootings by the soldiers, lack of food, or rampant diseases.
50 pieces, the amount of Jews that perished in WWII that were from the former Soviet Union or the amount of Jews that died in Auschwitz-Birkenau alone.
75 pieces, representing the 1,500,000 Jewish children that died in the holocaust.
100 pieces, representing the 2,000,000 Jewish men, women, and children that died from the mass shooting operation. The Germans and their allies and collaborators carried out mass shooting operations and related massacres of Jews in more than 1,500 cities, towns, and villages across occupied Eastern Europe.
135 pieces, representing the 2,700,000 that died in the killing centers. These killing centers were called Chełmno, Belzec, Sobibor, Treblinka, and Auschwitz-Birkenau
150 pieces, representing the 3 million Jews from Poland murdered throughout WW2 - 90% of the Polish Jewish community.
On Exhibit
January 3-31, 2025 Memphis Jewish Community Center, Shainberg Gallery, Memphis, TN
March 3, 2025 - April 25, 2025 Chattanooga Jewish Cultural Center, Chattanooga, TN
April 2025 - Gordon Jewish Community Center Nashville, TN
October 22, 2025 - January 7, 2026: The Jewish Community Center of Ann Arbor, MI, Amster Gallery.
April 2026 - May 2026 Midwest Center for Holocaust Education, Kansas City, Kansas
August 2026 - September 2026 Alpert Jewish Community Center, Long Beach CA
