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Source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/443642.html
Naomi Shemer: First Lady of Israeli Song
(Ha'aretz)Sagui Ben-Nun and Gidi Avivi - Songwriter and composer Naomi Shemer, 74, who died Saturday, was one of the most important Hebrew songwriters since the founding of the state - many of the hundreds of songs she wrote formed the very bedrock of Israeli culture. In 1967 she wrote the legendary "Jerusalem of Gold," regarded by many as Israel's second national anthem. "Naomi has left us an immortal legacy of Hebrew works on which many generations of Israelis will be raised," said Education Minister Limor Livnat.