1. Yoram Taharlev was an Israeli poet, lyricist, and author.
19 Facts About Yoram Taharlev
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Yoram Taharlev wrote lyrics for hundreds of songs recorded by prominent composers and performers.
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Yoram Taharlev was born on Kibbutz Yagur to Yaffa Yitzikovitz and the author and poet Haim Taharlev.
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In 1963, Taharlev met poet Nurit Zarchi while they were philosophy majors at Tel Aviv University.
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At the beginning, Yoram Taharlev and Zarchi lived in kibbutz Yagur, where their elder daughter Roni was born, but later moved to Petah Tikva and from there to Rishon LeZion and eventually to Tel Aviv.
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In 1978, Yoram Taharlev then married Linda, a United States citizen.
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Yoram Taharlev mostly wrote for festivals and competitions, including the Israeli Song Festival and the Eurovision Song Contest.
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Yoram Taharlev wrote love songs, patriotic songs, songs about nature and about friendship and humorous songs.
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Yoram Taharlev's songs were composed by many Israeli composers among which are Moshe Vilenski, Nachum Heiman, Nurit Hirsh, Matti Caspi, Moni Amarillio, Shalom Hanoch and Efy Netzer.
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The first to compose with him was Nachum Heiman from Beit Alpha to whom Yoram Taharlev sent the lyrics of the song "You, Me and the Wind".
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Yoram Taharlev's interpretations are highly regarded by both secular and religious communities.
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Yoram Taharlev's book Simchat Tora is a humorous commentary of all the 'Torah portions of the week'.
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Yoram Taharlev exposed them to the beauty and the brilliance of it.
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Yoram Taharlev is the most 'Jewish' among the Israeli lyricists.
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Yoram Taharlev was awarded a lifetime achievement award for Hebrew poetry by the president of Bar-Ilan University as one of the most potent lyricists of Hebrew poetry and that he is a meaningful contributor to the renewed culture of Israeli song.
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Yoram Taharlev was awarded a token of recognition by the Haifa Theatre Company.
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Yoram Taharlev's songs are engraved in monuments throughout Israel including Petah Tikva and Jerusalem.
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Yoram Taharlev died on 6 January 2022, at the age of 83 after a battle with cancer.
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Yoram Taharlev passed away, but his work will remain with us forever.