The composer Mordechai Zeira (Dmitri Greben) was born on June 7, 1905 in Kiev. In 1924 he emigrated to Palestine and settled on Kibbutz Afikim. Zeira made his living working as an electrician. Many iconic Hebrew songs are attributed to him: among them “Hayu Leilot”, “Layla Layla”, “Shnei Shoshanim” and many others. We bring you the song “Hazaken Minaharayim” officially entitled Shir Hareshet, which Zeira wrote (music and lyrics) in 1933, inspired by Pinhas Rothenberg, the founder of the Electric Company. A photocopy of a letter in Zeira’s handwriting was recently found in the Meir Noi Hebrew song collection in the National Library’s music department. The letter is addressed to Gil (probably Gil Aldema) and describes the song’s evolution: “You will be surprised to read the attached sheet music containing the melody as it was written 30 (29?!) years ago….because everything you hear from the people bears almost no similarity to the song as it stands. It’s true that I made it very complicated, which is something many do when they are young….Today I wouldn’t write something so difficult, so chromatic with such modulation, especially as sudden as this…It’s true that it is interesting and perhaps enriched the melody, but many years of experience have taught me that it’s not that desirable…”
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wish to have homeland concert video played on the big screen throughout North America.
can organize here in Santa Barbara California.
contacts for this needed and any ideas or suggestions welcomed.
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The article says Sheb recorded his last song just 4 days before he died, but does not tell us the name of it. I be curious what it was. I’d like to hear it.
Would anyone happen to know where I can find a copy of the sheet music for a Gil Aldema Choral (SATB) arrangement for Naomi Shemer’s “Sheleg Al Iri”. (Snow on my Village)?
Joseph Smith
Kol Ram Community Choir, NYC
שלום שמעון!
לא שכחתי אותך. עזבתי את ישראל בפברואר 1998 כדי להביא את בני האוטיסט לקבל את העזרה המקצועית שלא הייתה קיימת אז בישראל. זה סיפור מאוד עצוב וטרגי, אבל אני הייתי היחיד עם ביצים שהביא אותו והייתי הורה יחיד בשבילו במשך חמישה חודשים. הוא היה אז בן 9. כעת הוא בן 36 ומתפקד באופן עצמאי. נתתי לו הזדמנות לעתיד נורמלי. בטח, אבות כולם חרא, אומרים הפמינציות, אבל כולם צריכים לעבוד כמטרות במטווחי רובה!
משה קונג
(Maurice King)
Thank you for this wonderful remembrance of Herman Zalis. My late father, Henry Wahrman, was one of his students. Note the correct spelling of his name for future reference. Thank you again for sharing this.
Tirza Wahrman (Mitlak)
amazing zchuso yagein aleinu, he wrote the famous niggun Lefichuch that is sung in almost every Israeli Yeshiva