נעמי שמר
(Naomi Shemer)
Naomi Sapir Shemer, born on July 13, 1930, in Kvutzat Kinneret, Mandatory
Palestine, was an Israeli musician and songwriter. She began playing the piano
at age six and studied music at the Israeli Conservatory in Tel Aviv-Yafo and
the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. After serving as a pianist in The
Nahal Singers during her military service, she wrote songs for theater
productions and collaborated with composer Yohanan Zarai on the musical Peshita
B'Kfar. In 1957, she wrote "Mishirei Zemer Noded" (better known as "Haderech
Aruka Hi Varba") for Batzal Yarok, which achieved w...
