Jerusalem of Gold

“’Jerusalem of Gold’ is the great new song that has captured the hearts of the people of Israel. Written by composer Naomi Shemer for Israel's Annual Song Festival competition on May 15, 1967, it expressed the unfulfilled longing of the Jewish people to return to Jerusalem.” - Menachem Dworman (Liner notes to Jerusalem of Gold) This album, from the New York based Feenjon Group, was recorded when the song “Jerusalem of Gold” was newly written. Today, it is one of the most cherished folk songs in the country’s history and has been recorded by more than 60 professional artists. This collection of Israeli folk songs also features other songs in Hebrew, as well as songs in Yiddish and Arabic. It is a celebration of a country that was just turning twenty, and the rich culture that exists therein. The liner notes contain biographical information about the Feenjon Group as well as lyrics to “Jerusalem of Gold” transliterated from Hebrew into English characters.

Track Listing

101	Yerushalayim Shel Zahav (Jerusalem of Gold) The Feenjon Group, Margalit Ankory	04:15
102	Migdalim (Towers of the Fortress) The Feenjon Group, Hevron Levi, Jerry Sappir	01:33
103	Erev Ba (Evening Comes) The Feenjon Group, Hevron Levi	03:34
104	Chiribim The Feenjon Group, Margalit Ankory	02:08
105	Habena Badena (We Love Each Other) The Feenjon Group, Ali Hafid	03:58
106	Rad Halailah (Night Fell) The Feenjon Group, Hevron Levi	02:07
201	Aravah (Wasteland) The Feenjon Group, Margalit Ankory	02:09
202	Rumania The Feenjon Group, Jerry Sappir	03:43
203	Daber Elai Bifrachim (Talk to Me with Flowers) The Feenjon Group, Schlomo Shai	02:13
204	Rachel The Feenjon Group, Margalit Ankory	03:15
205	Shiftatelli The Feenjon Group	03:36
206	Ayil, Ayil (Ram, Ram) The Feenjon Group, Yakov Dan	02:36