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."

Discover the stations of Naomi Shemer’s life—from the Sea of Galilee to Tel Aviv, via New York and Paris—in sound, musical scores, photographs and video recordings, items from her personal archive, selected songs, and various materials relating to her creative work.

This and other songs, many of which have been published in books of her music, have made Shemer’s songs arguably the most-sung in the 1960’s to the 1980’s. After Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated in 1995, Shemer translated American poet Walt Whitman's "O Captain! My Captain!"

Naomi Shemer's output was quite wide-ranging; it includes children songs, novelty songs, songs about puppy love and romantic love—along with the many subjects we have already discussed.

Jun 23, 2021 · Naomi Shemer was a prolific singer and composer who built a unified Israeli cultural consciousness through her beautiful melodies. Her musical skill was evident in her childhood, and her career began in the cultural department of …

Dec 3, 2018 · This and other songs, many of which have been published in books of her music, have made Shemer’s songs the most-sung in the 1960’s to the 1980’s. For her immense contribution to Israeli music, Shemer was awarded the Israel prize in 1983. Shemer died in June 2004 and was laid to rest at Kibbutz Kinneret where she was born. Golda Meir ...

Jun 22, 2024 · Naomi Shemer, Israel’s “first lady of songwriting” will be honored upon the 20th anniversary of her death with a number of celebrations over the next few weeks.

Jun 26, 2004 · Naomi Shemer ( נעמי שמר‎; July 13, 1930 – June 26, 2004) was a leading Israeli songwriter hailed as the "first lady of Israeli song and poetry." Recipient of Israel Prize in 1983. Biography. Naomi Semer was born on Kvutzat Kinneret, a kibbutz her parents had helped found, on the shores of the Sea of Galilee.

Considered a leading Israeli singer-songwriter and poet, Naomi Shemer was born on July 13, 1930 in Kvutzat Kinneret, a kibbutz situated south of the Sea of Galilee. With an early aptitude for music, she learned to play the piano at the age of six and took part in …

Jun 26, 2004 · Born in Kibbutz Kinneret, on the shores of the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel, she was known as the "First Lady of Israeli Song." She spent her army service in the military band and in 1955 studied at the Jerusalem Academy of Music.