Haim Hefer
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Haim Hefer (Hebrew: חיים חפר (born October 29, 1925) is an Israeli songwriter, poet and writer.Haim Feiner (later Hefer) was born in Sosnowiec, Poland in 1925 to Issachar Feiner, a chocolate salesman, and Rivka Herzberg, a housewife. He had a private Hebrew tutor. His family immigrated to the British Mandate of Palestine in 1936 and settled in Raanana. He began writing at the age of 13, as part of a national contest. He never finished high school and joined the Palmach in 1943. He took part in smuggling illegal immigrants through Syria and Lebanon. During the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, he was one of the founders of the Chizbatron, the Palmach army troupe, and was its chief songwriter.Hefer owns a house in Ein Hod, but lives in Tel Aviv.
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Haim Hefer, Israeli Songwriter and Poet, Dies at 86
Mr. Hefer, who could be an acerbic critic of Israeli political leaders, helped forge a national identity in contemporary Hebrew with his lyrics and newspaper columns written in verse.
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Haim Hefer, Israeli Songwriter and Poet, Dies at 86
Mr. Hefer, who could be an acerbic critic of Israeli political leaders, helped forge a national identity in contemporary Hebrew with his lyrics and newspaper columns written in verse.
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Haim Hefer, Israeli Songwriter and Poet, Dies at 86
Mr. Hefer, who could be an acerbic critic of Israeli political leaders, helped forge a national identity in contemporary Hebrew with his lyrics and newspaper columns written in verse.
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Haim Hefer, Israeli Songwriter and Poet, Dies at 86
Mr. Hefer, who could be an acerbic critic of Israeli political leaders, helped forge a national identity in contemporary Hebrew with his lyrics and newspaper columns written in verse.
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