Menachem Avidom

Menachem Avidom
מנחם אבידום
Menachem Avidom
Born
Mendel Mahler-Kalkstein

(1908-01-06)January 6, 1908
Stanislaviv, Austria-Hungary
DiedAugust 5, 1995(1995-08-05) (aged 87)
Tel Aviv, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
EducationAmerican University of Beirut, Paris Conservatory
OccupationComposer
Known for
  • Israeli composer
  • General Secretary of the Israeli Philharmonic
  • Director of ACUM
  • Chair of the Israel Composer's League
AwardsIsrael Prize (1961)

Menachem Avidom (Hebrew: מנחם אבידום) (January 6, 1908 – August 5, 1995) was an Israeli composer. His Hebrew surname is the combination of the names of his daughters Daniella and Miriam (Avi - the father of; D - for Daniella; O - and; M - for Miriam).