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Naomi Shemer

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Naomi Shemer · Arts & Literature

What

Israeli songwriter of Jerusalem of Gold, a beloved national song

When

1930, Kvutzat Kinneret, Mandatory Palestine — 2004, Tel Aviv, Israel

Where

Mandatory Palestine · Israel

Biography

Naomi Shemer is recognized among Israeli contributors to Arts & Literature — Israeli songwriter of Jerusalem of Gold, a beloved national song

How & why

Shemer was an Israeli songwriter and composer, often called the first lady of Israeli song, whose 1967 'Yerushalayim shel Zahav' (Jerusalem of Gold) became an unofficial anthem and one of the best-loved songs in Hebrew. She wrote hundreds of songs that became part of Israel's national culture. She was born and raised on Kvutzat Kinneret, a kibbutz by the Sea of Galilee, in a Jewish pioneering family.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music

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Israeli songwriter of Jerusalem of Gold, a beloved national song

1930

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music