Jerusalem of Gold

" Jerusalem of Gold " ( , Yerushalayim Shel Zahav ) is a popular Israeli song written by Naomi Shemer in 1967. The original song described the Jewish people's 2000-year longing to return to Jerusalem ; Shemer added a final verse after the Six-Day War to celebrate Jerusalem's unification under Israeli control. Naomi Shemer wrote the original song for the Israeli Music Festival on 15 May 1967, the night after Israel's nineteenth Independence Day . She chose the then-unknown Shuli Nathan to sing the song. At that time, the Old City was under Jordanian rule; Jews had been barred from entering, and many holy sites had been desecrated. Only three weeks after the song was published, the Six-Day War broke out. The song was the battle cry and morale booster of the Israeli troops. Shemer even sang it for them before the war and festival, making them among the first in the world to hear it. On 7 June, the Israel Defense Forces captured the eastern part of Jerusalem and the Old City from the Jordanians. When Shemer heard the paratroopers singing "Jerusalem of Gold" at the Western Wall , she wrote a final verse, reversing the phrases of lamentation found in the second verse. The line about shofars sounding from the Temple Mount is a reference to an event that actually took place on 7 June. The song has been translated loosely into many languages. It was also chosen as the "Song of the Year" in Israel in 1967. The song is the corps song of the Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps . The corps sings it before every competition.

" Jerusalem of Gold " ( , Yerushalayim Shel Zahav ) is an extremely popular Israeli song written by Naomi Shemer in 1967. It is also the unofficial national anthem of Israel, often contrasted with the secular Hatikva . The original song described the Jewish people's 2,000-year longing to return to Jerusalem ; Shemer added a final verse after the Six-Day War to celebrate Jerusalem's re-unification, when Israel had conquered East Jerusalem after this part of the city had been under Jordanian control for 19 years.. Walls of the old city of Jerusalem as the sun sets.

" Jerusalem of Gold " ( , Yerushalayim Shel Zahav ) is an Israeli song written by Naomi Shemer . The song was offered to be the Israeli national anthem by some Israelis, but that endeavour failed. Often contrasted with the official anthem Hatikva , the original song described the Jewish people's 2,000-year longing to return to Jerusalem . Shemer added a final verse after the Six-Day War to celebrate Jerusalem's re-unification . Walls of the old city of Jerusalem as the sun sets.

" Jerusalem of Gold " ( , Yerushalayim Shel Zahav ) is an Israeli song written by Naomi Shemer . Often contrasted with the official anthem Hatikva , the original song described the Jewish people's 2,000-year longing to return to Jerusalem . Shemer added a final verse after the Six-Day War to celebrate Jerusalem's re-unification . Walls of the old city of Jerusalem as the sun sets

Hebrew song written by Naomi Shemer " Jerusalem of Gold " ( Hebrew : ירושלים של זהב , Yerushalayim Shel Zahav ) is an Israeli song written by Naomi Shemer . Often contrasted to Israel's national anthem, Hatikva , the original song expressed the deep longing of many Jews to return to Jerusalem 's Old City and eastern areas. These areas had been inaccessible to Jews after the 1948 Palestine War , when the city was divided and East Jerusalem came under Jordanian control. Following Israel's victory in the Six-Day War , Shemer added a final verse to commemorate the city's reunification under Israeli control and the restored Jewish access to its holy sites. Walls of the old city of Jerusalem as the sun sets