Mourning Star, (sculpture).

Mourning Star, (sculpture).

Indick, Janet, 1932- , sculptor.

Mourning Star, (sculpture).

Copyrighted 1993.

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H. 8 ft. x W. 5 ft.

Abstract sculpture assembled from six triangles of varied shapes and sizes represents the fragments of the Star of David. The upper left portion contains a jagged rip, a "keriah," to represent the symbolic tearing of clothing in mourning. The top triangle is pointed upward, to represent hope. The sculpture stands on a triangular base.

Emblem -- Star of David

Religion -- Judaism

History -- Europe -- Holocaust

Abstract -- Geometric

Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Syosset

North Shore Synagogue, Syosset, New York

Commissioned by the North Shore Synagogue in memory of the six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust.

NMAA Curatorial File, 1994.

The Jewish Standard, Aug. 13, 1993, pg. 15.

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