From: "Regina Grossman" <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 18:02:17 -0500
Hi Deborah, I have one of these necklaces...the star unfolds to a string of butterflies which are pretty zigzag-ish now that you mention it. In the time of the Spanish Inquisition, converts to Catholism who secretly continued to practice their Jewish faith, would wear a butterfly necklace like this, which forms a Star of David when it is closed. Here is a link to see it pictured both open and closed. It can be purchased on that site as well. Hope that helps. B'Shalom, Ginny -------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Robin I. Zeitz" <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 15:55:35 -0500 There are a couple of sources I quickly found online for Star-of-David necklaces that "convert" to other than Star of David. One of them appears to be a Christian jewelry site with a cubic zirconium necklace http://www.celebrateyourfaith.com/Sterling-Silver-CZ-Convertible-P9717C1701.cfm http://www.cierrarosedesigns.com/large-view/Convertibles/1009901-8-6-80291/Jewelry/Necklaces.html There may be other sites too, but these were a couple that were quickly discovered. -- *Robin* ---------------- Robin I. Zeitz Beth El Temple Center Library Committee email: [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Rachel Fischer <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 16:39:57 -0800 (PST) I saw that in that catalog, maybe it's "The Source for Everything Jewish". It's a new necklace. It says that the origin was from the Spanish Inquisition period, so that they could hide that they were Jewish. Somehow, I do wonder if that is true or if someone made that up to make money recently. Rachel
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