Democratic Sentinel, Volume 21, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 July 1897 — David's Flag. [ARTICLE]

David's Flag.

King David’s banner—so called for want of a better name—has been formally adopted as a banner by a little band of Jews In Chicago, and the sight of the flag has raised In many Hearts a hope that the old dream of the reoccupation of Palestine by the tribes of Israel may become a reality. It Is a simple affair, this flag, merely" a piece of white silk, Bxs feet In size, with a double triangle of blue worked in the center. There is no Jew In Chicago who knows the true significance of the symbol. There is nothing In Biblical or Talmudic, or national literature by which its history can be traced. Despltt this the double triangle of blue is recognized and revered by Jews the world over. The symbol Is seen in many places and used In many ways, but so far as known the flag now owned in Chicago is the only one of Its kind In existence.