Yiddish flag

The Yiddish flag () is a proposed symbol of the Yiddish language and culture. The design of the flag consists of two horizontal black stripes on a white background, which recalls the Orthodox Ashkenazi Tallit, the Jewish prayer shawl and of a Menorah, the oldest Jewish symbol in the centre, between the stripes.
The black stripes from the Tallit are a remembrance to the destruction of the Holy Temple and the exile of Jews, this also refers to the fact, that the Yiddish language evolved in the Galut. The Yiddish flag is similar to the Israeli flag, but that has a Magen David ("Star of David"), instead of a Menorah and has blue stripes, which represent the symbolic end of the Diaspora.
1908 Yiddish Flag
In 1908, a protest was held by Jews in Waterbury, Connecticut, against a vaudeville act which used an offensive stereotype in presenting a “Yiddish Flag”. The design had “blue and yellow stripes on one side and the familiar three-ball sign on the other”—that being the universal symbol of a pawn-broker. A delegation of “Hebrews” led by Samuel A. Weinstein called on the manager of the Jacques Opera House, a Mr. Clancy, who “agreed to cooperate in making things cheerful and agreeable”. Presumably that meant not using the flag. It is unknown whether the flag had seen any broader use beyond this incident.

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