Editing Magen David (section)

== History of the Symbol ==
The first mention of the symbol is found in a Karaite book called 'Eshkol HaKofer', while the first time it appeared in print was in the book 'Raziel HaMalach' which according to some Torah greats was written during the time of Adam HaRishon.

The shape of the symbol, composed of two interlaced triangles forming together a six-pointed shape, has given rise to extensive interpretation in Jewish literature regarding its symbolic meaning.

During the Holocaust, the Nazis ordered Jews in ghettos to wear a yellow patch in the shape of a Magen David on their lapels to identify them as Jews, thereby humiliating them and distinguishing them from other residents.

With the establishment of the State of Israel, the Zionists adopted the symbol and incorporated it into the design of the state flag. Consequently, many Charedi Jews stopped using the symbol to reject any ideological-philosophical association between themselves and the Zionist movement.