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Naomi Shemer 

Jerusalem of Gold 

LP Vinyl 33 rpm 

Capitol Stereo DT10510 

Recorded in Israel

LP Vinyl 33 rpm Rare Collector's 

Historic

"Jerusalem of Gold" (: ירושלים של זהב‎, Yerushalayim Shel Zahav) is a popular written by in 1967. The original song described the people's 2000-year longing to return to ; Shemer added a final verse after the to celebrate Jerusalem's re-unification, after 19 years of Jordanian occupation.

Naomi Shemer wrote the original song for the Israeli Music Festival (it was not in competition but had been commissioned by the Mayor, ), held on 15 May 1967, the night after Israel's nineteenth . She chose the then-unknown to sing the song.

Some of the song's melody is based on a lullaby, (Foolish Joseph), composed by Juan Francisco Petriarena 'Xenpelar' (1835-1869), which Shemer had heard in a performance by singer/songwriter , who visited Israel in 1962 and sang this song to a group that included Naomi Shemer and Nehama Hendel. Shemer acknowledged hearing Hendel perform Pello Joxepe in the mid-1960s. Shemer said she had unconsciously based some of her melody on the lullaby, and had felt very bad when she found realised she had. Ibañez was asked how he felt when he heard Shemer had based some of the melody on Pello Joxepe. He replied by saying that he was "glad it helped in some way" and that he was not angry and did not perceive it as plagiarism.

At that time, the was still occupied by Jordan and under rule; had been exiled from the Old City and all of Jerusalem east of the Old City, losing their homes and possessions, and becoming refugees. All Jews were barred from either returning or entering the areas under Jordanian occupation, and many holy sites were desecrated and damaged during the 19-year occupation by Jordan. 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 liberated the eastern part of Jerusalem and the Old City from the Jordanians. When Shemer heard the paratroopers singing "Jerusalem of Gold" at the , she wrote the final verse, reversing the phrases of lamentation found in the second verse. The line about sounding from the is a reference to an event that actually took place on 7 June.

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