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Yom Hazikaron: The Gate of the Valley
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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
May 8, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
Yesterday and today we commemorate Yom Hazikaron —Memorial Day— in Israel. In 1948 the poet Haim Gouri fought as a deputy company commander in the Palmach Negev Brigade and wrote a poem commemorating the fighters who accompanied the convoys and fell at Bab el Wad. We read from it on today's episode. Text: Haim Gouri, “Bab El Wad,” translated by Vivian Eden Music: “Bab El Wad,” Haim Gouri, sung by Shoshana Damari, music by Shmuel Fershko “Bab El Wad,” Haim Gouri, sung by Yafa Yarkoni
Released:
May 8, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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