Moshe Wilensky

Moshe Wilensky
Born17 April 1910
Warsaw, Poland
Died2 January 1997 (1997-01-03) (aged 86)
NationalityPolish
Israeli
Alma materWarsaw Conservatory
Notable workSongs: "Kalaniyot" ("Anemones"), "Hayu Zmanim" ("In Those Times)", "Autumn," "Ring Twice and Wait," "Each Day I Lose," "The Last Battle", and "Mul Har Sinai" ("Opposite Mt. Sinai")
AwardsIsrael Prize
Moshe Wilensky playing piano, entertaining people in DP camps in Cyprus (ca. 1947–48)

Moshe Wilensky (Hebrew: משה וילנסקי, also, "Vilensky"; 17 April 1910 – 2 January 1997) was a Polish-Israeli composer, lyricist, and pianist.[1][2][3][4] He is considered a "pioneer of Israeli song" and one of Israel's leading composers, and was a winner of the Israel Prize, the state's highest honor.[5][6]

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  4. ^ Hirschfeld, Ariel (July 30, 2010). "All hail the king". Haaretz. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
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  6. ^ Michael Ajsenstadt (January 5, 2000). "Moshe Wilensky – shaping the national soul". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2011.