Naomi Shemer (Hebrew: נעמי שמר) (July 13, 1930 – June 26, 2004) was one of Israel's most important and prolific song writers. During her lifetime, she was hailed as the "First Lady of Israeli Song." “Hebrew” redirects here. ... is the 194th day of the year (195th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A songwriter is someone who writes either the lyrics or the music for songs. ...

Born Naomi Sapir, Shemer did her own songwriting and composing, as well as setting famous poems to music, such as those of the Israeli poet, Rachel, and adapting well-known songs into Hebrew, such as the Beatles song "Hey Jude" and "Let it Be." ("Lu Yehi"). Rachel Rachel Bluwstein Sela (alternatively: Rahel Blubstein) (September 20, 1890 - April 16, 1931) was a Hebrew lyric poet of the Zionist settlement years, generally referred to by her pseudonym, Rachel (Hebrew: רחל) or Rachel the poet (Hebrew: רחל המשוררת). // Rachel was born in Vyatka in Russia in September 20, 1890, as the eleventh... The Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 as part of their first tour of the United States, promoting their first hit single there, I Want To Hold Your Hand. ... For the album of the same name, see Hey Jude (album). ...

Israeli songwriter Naomi Shemer's grave on the shores of the Sea of Galilee (Kinneret)]. The stones were left by visitors, in keeping with an ancient Jewish custom

Naomi Shemer was born and raised in Kevutzat Kinneret, a kibbutz on the shore of Sea of Galilee, which her parents had helped to found. In the 1950s she served in the Israeli Defense Force's Nahal entertainment troupe and studied music at the Rubin Academy in Jerusalem. She married Mordechai Horowitz and had two children, Lali and Ariel.^[1] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (600 × 800 pixel, file size: 206 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)Beloved Israeli songwriter Naomi Shemers grave on the shores of the Sea of Galilee (Kinneret). ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (600 × 800 pixel, file size: 206 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)Beloved Israeli songwriter Naomi Shemers grave on the shores of the Sea of Galilee (Kinneret). ... Kibbutz Dan, near Qiryat Shemona, in the Upper Galilee, 1990s A kibbutz (Hebrew: ; plural: kibbutzim: קיבוצים; gathering or together) is an Israeli collective intentional community. ... The Sea of Galilee or Lake Kinneret (Hebrew ים כנרת), is Israels largest freshwater lake. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

In 1983, Naomi Shemer received the Israel Prize for her contribution to Israeli culture. Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... The Israel Prize is the most prestigious award handed out by the State of Israel. ... Israeli culture is inseparable from Judaism which preceded it (i. ...

Several of Naomi Shemer's songs have the quality of anthems, striking deep national and emotional chords in the hearts of Israelis. Her most famous song is "Yerushalayim shel zahav" ("Jerusalem of Gold"). She wrote it in 1967, before the Six Day War, and added another stanza after Israel captured East Jerusalem and regained access to the Western Wall. In 1968, Uri Avnery, then a member of the Israeli parliament, proposed that "Jerusalem of Gold" become the Israeli anthem. The proposal was rejected, but the nomination itself says something about the power of Shemer's songs. An anthem is a composition to an English religious text sung in the context of an Anglican service. ... Jerusalem of Gold, or as it is known in Hebrew: Yerushalayim Shel Zahav ירושלים של זהב, is a popular Israeli song written and sung by Naomi Shemer in 1967. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... The 1967 Arab-Israeli War, also known as the Six-Day War or June War, was fought between Israel and its Arab neighbors Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. ... The wall by night “Wailing Wall” redirects here. ... Uri Avnery (Hebrew: , also transliterated Uri Avneri, born September 10, 1923 in Beckum, Germany as Helmut Ostermann), is a German Jewish-born Israeli journalist, left-wing peace activist, and former Knesset member, who was originally a member of the right-wing Revisionist Zionist movement. ...

Naomi Shemer continued to write and perform until her death. Shemer died of cancer in 2004 at the age of 73. Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these to spread, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion, or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis (where cancer cells are transported through the bloodstream or lymphatic system). ...

Notable songs

• "Yerushalayim Shel Zahav" ("Jerusalem of Gold") (ירושלים של זהב)

Written and composed in 1967 just before the Six Day War and later rewritten to describe the liberation of the Old City and the revival of united Jerusalem.

• "For all these things" (על כל אלה), also known as "The Sting and the Honey" (על הדבש ועל העוקץ)

Famous for the line: "uproot not that which has been planted" (אל נא תעקור נטוע), which is sometimes quoted in political contexts, originally by settlers in the Sinai.

• "Lu Yehi" ( לו יהי) ("May It Be")

A song meant to be the Hebrew version of the Beatles' "Let it Be", and written to fit that tune. Writing during the Yom Kippur War in 1973, Shemer changed the words to reflect her perspective and gave the song her own music.

• "Ho Rav Chovel" ("O Captain! My Captain!")

Translated from the Walt Whitman poem, and set to song after the death of Yitzhak Rabin.

• "Od Lo Ahavti Dai" ("I Have Not Yet Loved Enough") (עוד לא אהבתי די)
• "In Our Yard" (אצלנו בחצר)
• "Il Gioco dell'alfabeto" (45° Zecchino d'Oro) (אב)

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Influences

A year after her death, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that the Shemer confessed on her deathbed to using parts of a Basque lullaby in her song “Yerushalayim Shel Zahav” (“Jerusalem of Gold”).^[2][3]

References

1. ^ Naomi Shemer 1930-2004. Haaretz. Haaretz.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-27.
2. ^ Questions Over Israel's 'Second Anthem'. All Things Considered. NPR.org (May 22, 2005). Retrieved on 2007-08-27.
3. ^ Avrahami, Idit; Nurit Wurgaft (May 06, 2005). Naomi Shemer had no reason to feel bad, says Basque singer. Haaretz. Haaretz.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-27.

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External links

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