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| '''Yehonatan Geffen''' ({{lang-he|יהונתן גפן}}; 22 February 1947 – 19 April 2023) also known as '''Yonatan Gefen''', was an Israeli author, poet, songwriter, journalist, and playwright.<ref name="MooreGertz2012">{{cite book|last1=Moore|first1=Deborah Dash|last2=Gertz|first2=Nurith|title=The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, Volume 10: 1973-2005|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qZKzAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA375|access-date=9 September 2016|year=2012|publisher=Yale University Press|isbn=9780300135534|page=375}}</ref> | '''Yehonatan Geffen''' ({{lang-he|יהונתן גפן}}; 22 February 1947 – 19 April 2023) also known as '''Yonatan Gefen''', was an Israeli author, poet, songwriter, journalist, and playwright.<ref name="MooreGertz2012">{{cite book|last1=Moore|first1=Deborah Dash|last2=Gertz|first2=Nurith|title=The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, Volume 10: 1973-2005|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qZKzAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA375|access-date=9 September 2016|year=2012|publisher=Yale University Press|isbn=9780300135534|page=375}}</ref> | ||
| == Early life and education == | |||
| == Biography == | |||
| Geffen was born in ] ]. He is the father of ], ] and Natasha Geffen, as well as nephew of ]. He has two grandsons. | Geffen was born in ] ]. He is the father of ], ] and Natasha Geffen, as well as nephew of ]. He has two grandsons. | ||
| In 1965, he served as a ] in the ] under ], and became an officer. | In 1965, he served as a ] in the ] under ], and became an officer. | ||
| ⚫ | After his discharge from the IDF in 1969 and moving to ], he took up poetry. In 1972, while Geffen was studying in London, his sister Nurit committed suicide, causing him to return to Tel Aviv. | ||
| In 1967, his mother overdosed on her medication and died. Geffen considered it to have been suicide. | |||
| ==Career== | |||
| After his discharge from the IDF in 1969 and moving to ], he took up poetry. | |||
| During the early 1970s he began writing a column for the weekend supplement of the Hebrew-language mainstream newspaper '']''. | |||
| ⚫ | He joined the entertainment troupe "Lul" with ], ], and ]. The latter introduced Geffen to his future wife, Nurit Makober. | ||
| ⚫ | In 1972, while Geffen was studying in London, his sister Nurit committed suicide, causing him to return to Tel Aviv. | ||
| ⚫ | Much of Geffen's success came from his works for children, including the song ''"HaYalda Hachi Yafa BaGan"'' ("The Prettiest Girl in Kindergarten") and the book ''"HaKeves HaShisha Asar"'' (The 16th Sheep). He also wrote many popular lyrics for adults, poems, plays, and books. He frequently collaborated with ], rendering Spanish songs into Hebrew. | ||
| ⚫ | |||
| Geffen was often criticized for his strong ] leanings, which bordered on provocation, and even received death threats. He was one of a group of journalists (including ], ], ], ], ], and ]) who in 1973 published the book ''The Failure'', the first book to document the ]. It criticized the performance of the government and military and also contained first-hand descriptions of battles, casualties, injuries, and the losses and failures of military hardware. The book aroused considerable public interest. | Geffen was often criticized for his strong ] leanings, which bordered on provocation, and even received death threats. He was one of a group of journalists (including ], ], ], ], ], and ]) who in 1973 published the book ''The Failure'', the first book to document the ]. It criticized the performance of the government and military and also contained first-hand descriptions of battles, casualties, injuries, and the losses and failures of military hardware. The book aroused considerable public interest. | ||
| ⚫ | Much of Geffen's success came from his works for children, including the song ''"HaYalda Hachi Yafa BaGan"'' ("The Prettiest Girl in Kindergarten") and the book ''"HaKeves HaShisha Asar"'' (The 16th Sheep). He also wrote many popular lyrics for adults, poems, plays, and books. He frequently collaborated with ], rendering Spanish songs into Hebrew. | ||
| ==Controversy== | ==Controversy== | ||
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| Born | (1947-02-22)22 February 1947 Nahalal, Mandatory Palestine |
| Died | 19 April 2023(2023-04-19) (aged 76) |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Occupation(s) | Author, poet, songwriter, journalist, and playwright |
| Spouse(s) | Nurit Geffen and Eva Hadad |
| Children | Aviv Geffen, Shira Geffen, and Natasha Geffen |
| Relatives | nephew of Moshe Dayan |
Yehonatan Geffen (Template:Lang-he; 22 February 1947 – 19 April 2023) also known as Yonatan Gefen, was an Israeli author, poet, songwriter, journalist, and playwright.
Early life and education
Geffen was born in moshav Nahalal. He is the father of Aviv Geffen, Shira Geffen and Natasha Geffen, as well as nephew of Moshe Dayan. He has two grandsons.
In 1965, he served as a paratrooper in the Israel Defense Forces under Matan Vilnai, and became an officer.
After his discharge from the IDF in 1969 and moving to Tel Aviv, he took up poetry. In 1972, while Geffen was studying in London, his sister Nurit committed suicide, causing him to return to Tel Aviv.
Career
During the early 1970s he began writing a column for the weekend supplement of the Hebrew-language mainstream newspaper Ma'ariv.
He joined the entertainment troupe "Lul" with Uri Zohar, Arik Einstein, and Shalom Hanoch. The latter introduced Geffen to his future wife, Nurit Makober.
Much of Geffen's success came from his works for children, including the song "HaYalda Hachi Yafa BaGan" ("The Prettiest Girl in Kindergarten") and the book "HaKeves HaShisha Asar" (The 16th Sheep). He also wrote many popular lyrics for adults, poems, plays, and books. He frequently collaborated with David Broza, rendering Spanish songs into Hebrew.
Geffen was often criticized for his strong left-wing leanings, which bordered on provocation, and even received death threats. He was one of a group of journalists (including Uri Dan, Yeshayahu Ben Porat, Eitan Haber, Hezi Carmel, Eli Landau, and Eli Tavor) who in 1973 published the book The Failure, the first book to document the Yom Kippur War. It criticized the performance of the government and military and also contained first-hand descriptions of battles, casualties, injuries, and the losses and failures of military hardware. The book aroused considerable public interest.
Controversy
In February 2018, Geffen published a poem on his Instagram feed that ended with the following lines:
את, אהד תמימי, אדומת השיער, כמו דוד שסטר לגולית, תהיי באותה שורה עם ז'אן דארק, חנה סנש ואנה פרנק. |
You, Ahed Tamimi,
The red-haired, Like David who slapped Goliath, Will be counted among the likes of |
Reacting to this, defense minister Avigdor Lieberman demanded that Israel’s popular Army Radio ban Geffen’s work, and culture minister Miri Regev said Geffen was "crossing a red line by someone seeking to rewrite history." Geffen published an apology but didn't remove the poem from his Instagram profile.
Personal life
Geffen died on 19 April 2023, at the age of 76.
References
- 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.
- את , אהד תמימי ... (Instagram)
- Louis, Fishman (2018-02-07). "Once, Israeli pop culture icons publicly criticized the occupation. What silenced them?". haaretz.com. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- Boker, Ran (19 April 2023). "המשורר והסופר יהונתן גפן הלך לעולמו בגיל 76" [The Poet and Author Yehonatan Geffen Has Died, Aged 76]. Yediot Achronot (in Hebrew). Retrieved 19 April 2023.
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