Israeli author, poet, songwriter, journalist and playwright (1947–2023)
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Yehonatan Geffen
Born
(1947-02-22)22 February 1947
Nahalal, Israel
Died
19 April 2023(2023-04-19) (aged 76)
Nationality
Israeli
Occupation(s)
Author, poet, songwriter, journalist, playwright
Spouse(s)
Nurit Makover Geffen, Ava Haddad
Children
Aviv Geffen, Shira Geffen, Natasha Geffen
Relatives
Moshe Dayan (uncle)
Yehonatan Geffen (Hebrew: יהונתן גפן; 22 February 1947 – 19 April 2023), also known as Yonatan Gefen, was a prominent Israeli author, poet, songwriter, journalist, satirist and playwright.[1]
^Moore, Deborah Dash; Gertz, Nurith (2012). The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, Volume 10: 1973–2005. Yale University Press. p. 375. ISBN 9780300135534. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
YehonatanGeffen (Hebrew: יהונתן גפן; 22 February 1947 – 19 April 2023), also known as Yonatan Gefen, was a prominent Israeli author, poet, songwriter...
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A Public Snore), and musically produced a stand-up/music show for YehonatanGeffen. He went on to create another band called Gazoz, which produced two...
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Yoni Rechter and David Broza to record "The 16th Sheep" (written by YehonatanGeffen). This album of children's music has enjoyed enduring popularity in...
Broadway) was initially The Little Prince.[citation needed] In 1975, YehonatanGeffen wrote a song called The Little Prince, telling about a soldier who...
– author, composer and friend of Kafka Orly Castel-Bloom – author YehonatanGeffen – author, poet and lyricist David Grossman – author Batya Gur – author...
"new and good world" to her baby daughter, with lyrics written by YehonatanGeffen. The last single from the album was the romantic song Ten Li Siman...
musicians, such as Meir Banai, Riki Gal, Haïm Ulliel, Miri Mesika, YehonatanGeffen, Ninet Tayeb and Ester Rada. Jonathan Bar Giora was born in Jerusalem...
debut album, which features the work of artists such as Yoni Rechter, YehonatanGeffen, Nathan Alterman, Nurit Galron and others. In March 2019, Gorenstein...
Hamptons Shakespeare Festival, toured the South-West in duo with writer YehonatanGeffen and performed solo recitals across the continent. In 2005, Dunietz...
being an Israeli in the work of various artists, including those of YehonatanGeffen. In his Ballad of Druze, he rhymed the words Druze (in Hebrew "Droozy"...
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