Israeli singer-songwriter (died 2004)

Naomi Shemer

Naomi Shemer was an Israeli songwriter, composer, and performer, widely described as the "first lady of Israeli song". She became one of the most influential figures in modern Hebrew music, writing numerous songs that became cultural touchstones, most notably "Yerushalayim Shel Zahav", which gained prominence after the Six-Day War and is often regarded as a second national anthem. Over a career spanning several decades, Shemer created music for adults and children, contributed to major festivals and cultural events, and became widely recognized for shaping the Israeli songbook.

Born

1930

July 13

Died

2004

Era

1930s

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Naomi, in brief

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1930 Born
2004 Died

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The world in 1930

When Naomi arrived

april 18 A fire kills 118 people at a wooden church in the small Romanian town of Costești, most of them schoolchildren, after starting during Good Friday services.
april 2 After the mysterious death of Empress Zewditu, Haile Selassie is proclaimed emperor of Ethiopia.
april 22 The United Kingdom, Japan and the United States sign the London Naval Treaty regulating submarine warfare and limiting shipbuilding.
april 28 The Independence Producers host the first night game in the history of Organized Baseball in Independence, Kansas.

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Faf du Plessis 1984– South African professional cricketer Fuziah Salleh 1959– Malaysian politician Ian Hislop 1960– Welsh-English journalist and screenwriter John Jacob Astor IV 1864– American colonel and businessman (died 1912) Kenneth Clark 1903–2005 English historian and author (died 1983) Kurt Westergaard 1935– Danish cartoonist (died 2021) Piero Manzoni 1933–1963 Italian painter and sculptor (born 1933) Robert Calder 1745–1818 Scottish admiral (born 1745) Stan Coveleski 1889– American baseball player (died 1984)

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Ahmad Shah of Pahang (died 2019) 1930– Alfred Balk 1930–2010 American journalist and author (died 2010) Alifa Rifaat 1930– Egyptian author (died 1996) Anne Francis 1930–2011 American actress (born 1930) Antony Armstrong-Jones 1930–2017 1st Earl of Snowdon, English photographer and a former member of the British royal family (born 1930) Carolyn Jones 1930–1983 American actress (died 1983) Chris Barber 1930– English trombonist and bandleader (died 2021) David Dacko 1930–2003 Central African politician, 1st president of the Central African Republic (died 2003) Dolores Huerta 1930– American activist, co-founded the United Farm Workers

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