Naomi Shemer

Naomi Shemer
Background information
Birth nameNaomi Sapir
Born(1930-07-13)July 13, 1930
Kvutzat Kinneret, Palestine
DiedJune 26, 2004(2004-06-26) (aged 73)
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
GenresWorld, Israeli Folk
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, piano
Spouses
  • Gideon Shemer
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    (m. 1954; div. 1968)​
  • Mordechai Horowitz
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    ​
    (m. 1969; died 2004)​
Naomi Shemer's childhood home in Kvutzat Kinneret. This was one of the first 3 houses to be built and populated in 1929

Naomi Shemer (Hebrew: נעמי שמר; July 13, 1930 – June 26, 2004) was a leading[1] Israeli musician and songwriter, hailed as the "first lady of Israeli song and poetry."[2][3] Her song "Yerushalayim Shel Zahav" ("Jerusalem of Gold"), written in 1967, became an unofficial second anthem after Israel won the Six-Day War that year and reunited Jerusalem.

  1. ^ "'Jerusalem of Gold,' Israel Festival Song, Strikes Gold". Billboard. October 21, 1967. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
  2. ^ Ben-Nun, Sagui; Avivi, Gidi (June 27, 2004). "Naomi Shemer: First lady of Israeli song". Haaretz. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
  3. ^ Colton, Miriam (July 2, 2004). "A Nation Mourns Naomi Shemer, Iconic Songstress". Forward. Retrieved November 28, 2010.