All Topics  
Naomi Shemer

 
Naomi Shemer

 
   Email Print
   Bookmark   Link
 

 

Naomi Shemer
 
 
  Topics Naomi Shemer Topic Home

Naomi Shemer (born 13 July 1930, died 26 June 2004) was one of Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
's most important and prolific song writers. During her lifetime, she was hailed as the "First Lady of Israeli Song."

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
Rachel Bluwstein

Rachel Bluwstein Sela was a Hebrew language lyric poet who immigrated to Palestine#Ottoman_rule_.281841-1917.29 in 1909. She is known by her first name, Rachel, or as Rachel the poetess ....
, and adapting well-known songs into Hebrew, such as the Beatles songs "Hey Jude
Hey Jude

"Hey Jude" is a song by the English Rock music band The Beatles that was recorded in 1968. Originally titled "Hey Jules", the ballad was written by Paul McCartney?and credited to Lennon/McCartney?to comfort John Lennon's son Julian Lennon during his parents' divorce....
" and "Let it Be
Let It Be (song)

"Let It Be" is a song by The Beatles, released in March 1970 as a single, and as the title track of their album Let It Be . Although credited to Lennon/McCartney it is generally accepted to be a Paul McCartney composition....
" ("Lu Yehi").

Naomi Shemer was born and raised in Kvutzat Kinneret
Kvutzat Kinneret

Kvutzat Kinneret is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located to the south-east of the Sea of Galilee near Tiberias, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council....
, a kibbutz
Kibbutz

A kibbutz is a Intentional community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. The kibbutz is a form of communal living that combines socialism and Zionism....
 that her parents had helped to found, on the shore of the Sea of Galilee
Sea of Galilee

The Sea of Galilee, also Sea of Genneseret, Lake Kinneret or Lake Tiberias , is Israel's largest freshwater lake, being approximately 53 km in circumference, about 21 km long, and 13 km wide....
.






Discussion
Ask a question about 'Naomi Shemer'
Start a new discussion about 'Naomi Shemer'
Answer questions from other users
Full Discussion Forum



Encyclopedia


Naomi Shemer (born 13 July 1930, died 26 June 2004) was one of Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
's most important and prolific song writers. During her lifetime, she was hailed as the "First Lady of Israeli Song."

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
Rachel Bluwstein

Rachel Bluwstein Sela was a Hebrew language lyric poet who immigrated to Palestine#Ottoman_rule_.281841-1917.29 in 1909. She is known by her first name, Rachel, or as Rachel the poetess ....
, and adapting well-known songs into Hebrew, such as the Beatles songs "Hey Jude
Hey Jude

"Hey Jude" is a song by the English Rock music band The Beatles that was recorded in 1968. Originally titled "Hey Jules", the ballad was written by Paul McCartney?and credited to Lennon/McCartney?to comfort John Lennon's son Julian Lennon during his parents' divorce....
" and "Let it Be
Let It Be (song)

"Let It Be" is a song by The Beatles, released in March 1970 as a single, and as the title track of their album Let It Be . Although credited to Lennon/McCartney it is generally accepted to be a Paul McCartney composition....
" ("Lu Yehi").

Naomi Shemer was born and raised in Kvutzat Kinneret
Kvutzat Kinneret

Kvutzat Kinneret is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located to the south-east of the Sea of Galilee near Tiberias, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council....
, a kibbutz
Kibbutz

A kibbutz is a Intentional community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. The kibbutz is a form of communal living that combines socialism and Zionism....
 that her parents had helped to found, on the shore of the Sea of Galilee
Sea of Galilee

The Sea of Galilee, also Sea of Genneseret, Lake Kinneret or Lake Tiberias , is Israel's largest freshwater lake, being approximately 53 km in circumference, about 21 km long, and 13 km wide....
. In the 1950s she served in the Israeli Defense Force's Nahal
Nahal

Nahal is an Israel Defense Forces infantry brigade. Historically, it refers to a program that combines military service and establishment of new agricultural settlements, often in outlying areas....
 entertainment troupe and studied music at the Rubin Academy in Jerusalem. She married Mordechai Horowitz and had two children, Lali and Ariel.

In 1983, Shemer received the Israel Prize
Israel Prize

The Israel Prize is an award handed out by the State of Israel. It is presented annually, on Yom Ha'atzma'ut, in a state ceremony in Jerusalem, in the presence of the President of Israel, the Prime Minister of Israel, the Knesset chairperson, and the Supreme Court of Israel president....
 for her contribution to Israeli culture.

Several of Shemer's songs have the quality of anthem
Anthem

The term anthem means either a specific form of Anglican church music , or more generally, a song of celebration, usually acting as a symbol for a distinct group of people, as in the term "national anthem" or "sports anthem"....
s, striking deep national and emotional chords in the hearts of Israelis. Her most famous song is "Yerushalayim shel zahav" ("Jerusalem of Gold")
Jerusalem of Gold (song)

"Jerusalem of Gold" is a popular Israeli song written by Naomi Shemer in 1967. The original song described the Jewish people's 2000-year longing to return to Jerusalem; Shemer added a final verse after the Six-Day War to celebrate Jerusalem's unification under Jewish control....
. 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
Western Wall

The Western Wall , sometimes referred to as the Wailing Wall or simply the Kotel , and as al-Buraq Wall by Muslims, is an important Jewish religious site located in the Old City ....
. In 1968, Uri Avnery
Uri Avnery

Uri Avnery , is a Germany-born Israeli journalist, Left-wing politics Israeli peace camp, and former Knesset member, who during his teenager was a member of the Right-wing politics Revisionist Zionism movement....
, 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.

Shemer continued to write and perform until her death. She died of cancer
Cancer

Cancer is a class of diseases in which a group of cell display uncontrolled growth , invasion , and sometimes metastasis . These three malignant properties of cancers differentiate them from benign tumors, which are self-limited, do not invade or metastasize....
 in 2004 at the age of seventy-three.

Bibliography


  • All My Songs (Almost), copyright 1967, published by Yediot Achronot


Tomorrow On The Jordan The White Town
A Chariot of Fire Lights Out Black Coffee
My Soldier is Back Fields at Sunset Green Meadows
Four Brothers Soldiers En Route A Song For Gideon
The Long Hike The Builders' Love Yesternight
Look For Me Men At Work! The Two of Us
We Are Starving! In Such a Night A Lament
An Umbrella For Two The Clown Just For You
My Dream House Ophelia Night on the Shore
Anniversary Song The Spy-Girl Answers
My Flute A Serenade A City in Grey
Twelve Months Flowers, Herbs, Etc. Jerusalem of Gold
A Short Walk The Market Song On Silver Wings
My Fathers Song Night on the Park Lullaby for Colors


  • The Second Book, copyright 1975, published by Lulav
Land of Lahadam Funny Faces For Children
Land of Lahadam Beautiful People Rosh-Hashana
Nachal in Sinai Sixteen Shlomit
Maoz Tsur Mr. Narcissus Aleph-Beit
The Sacrifice of Isaac The Witches When Adar Comes
Giora A Special Lullaby Let's Say
All We Pray For Shem, Cham, & Yefet I Have a Friend
A Song is Born The Shark On the Move
Things we Have Paranoid Summer Holiday
Bethlehem Two Street-Photographers Tall Stories
Why Did Michael Laugh  How to Break a Chamsim
Ruchama
Yesh Li Chag
It's Late
Shalom Kitah Aleph
To Sing Like a Jordan


  • Number Three (Sefer Gimel), copyright 1982, published by Lulav
Songs Poems Imported Wine Children Everywhere Columns from Davar
Davar

Davar was a Hebrew language daily newspaper published in the British Mandate of Palestine and Israel from 1925 until May 1996. It was established by Berl Katznelson, who was its editor until his death in 1944....
AL Kol ELeh Omrim Yeshna Eretz Oifen Veg Stait a Bhoim Children Everywhere Shalom, Ida Nudel
Good People Hoi Artai Moladiti Si Tous les Oiseaux Grapefruit Pardes-Hanna
Shirat Ha'Asavim Come & Sing Le Testament Autumn It's Raining
Cheveley Mashiach Kinneret La Non-Demande en Mariage Our Benjamin Yehuda
Tapuach B'Dvash Begani Il n'y a pas d'Amour Heureux The Piano Vintage Days
New Babylon Zemer Un Amour de Vingt Ans
Yif'at Metai Les Souliers
Tammuz Rachel O Imitoos
Spring Parade Ki Sa'art Alai Sur le Chemin du Retour
The Eighth Day The Third Mother Barbara
Summer Your Lily-White Feet Dedication
Noa A Lament
Zamar Noded My Sudden Death
Landmarks Let's go to the Field
My Town in the Snow
Lots of Love
The party is Over
Ein Davar
El Borot Ha'Mayim


  • Book Four (Sefer Arbah), copyright 1995, published by Shva Publishers
Uncategorized 6 Songs for Yehoram Gaon 11 Personal Belongings for Moshe Beker 5 Songs for Rivka Michaeli Hebrew Versions 6 Children Songs Lyrics for Mattai Caspi's Music
Light Kemo Katsav Personal Belongings Street Musicians Musica Chanuka Shulamit
The Guest You Can't Beat Me Swan Girl Global Patrol Willow Songs Tu Bishvat Simchati
We Aren't There Yet You're the Best Old Flame Not Bialik Ne Me Quitte Pas Pesach Farewll
Ir Va'Em Good Morning Flower Never a Dull Moment  One Little Kid
My Mother's Portrait Libavtini Prelude Upside Down
Noga Black Princess Sister
The Bread of Love  Roof
After the Harvest  Gai
Summer White  Strawberry
The Flour Jar  Time
Pardes-Chana II  September First
I'm a Guitar
To Light a Candle
Your Sons From Afar
Hal'ah
Safed
On the Boardwalk
Shana Tova
It's All Open
Cafe Tiferet
My Young Disaster
Dancing


External links