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EHUD
MANOR z"l |
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Ehud Manor was one of Israel's best known and loved figures. |
| He was a recipient of the Israel Prize, Israel's most prestigious award. |
| Manor was a prolific songwriter, poet, translator and radio and TV personality. |
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wrote the lyrics to more than one thousand songs, including "Bashana Haba'a" and"Ein Li Eretz Acheret". |
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also wrote the Hebrew words for the Yardena Arazi collection "Neshama Tso'anit - Gypsy Soul". |
| As well, Manor was an acclaimed translator of theatre plays (Shakespeare, Harold Pinter, Tennessee Williams) and musicals (Hair, Grease, West Side Story, Les Miserables and Oliver). |
| Born in Binyamina, Israel in 1941, he passed away suddenly and tragically on Tuesday April 12, 2005. |
| Ehud Manor was a mentor to Hebrew Songs.com and will be sadly missed by its publisher, Aura Levin Lipski. |
| In July 2005 a studio at Israel Radio's Reshet Gimel was dedicated in honour of the late Ehud Manor. See photos |
| LINKS |
| The Jewish Agency has a comprehensive page of links about Ehud Manor |
| In
September 2001 a special concert was broadcast to celebrate Ehud Manor's 60th birthday. Israel's finest singers assembled to pay tribute to Manor's lyrics. List of songs sung at the tribute |
| Sample list of songs with Ehud Manor lyrics |
| List of Ehud Manor Hebrew lyrics |
| List of dances choreographed to Ehud Manor lyrics |
| Hebrew: on the Mooma website |
 Listen to Israelhour's recent radio show tribute to Ehud Manor |
| Song: Israel is 50 (Himnon Hachamishim) |
| Ehud Manor CD's on Israel-Catalog.com |
