Author of postcard sent to Naomi Shemer praising 'Jerusalem of Gold' identified after 59 years
“Now the time has come for it to be at the National Library," Bar-Oz said to Ynet. "It must be there, especially for the grandchildren and for those who say, ‘We'd rather die than enlist.’”
The National Library of Israel has identified Six-Day War veteran Aharon Bar-Oz as the anonymous author of a postcard sent to Naomi Shemer, praising her iconic song "Jerusalem of Gold." Bar-Oz, writing from the frontlines in 1967, expressed that the song "has become part of our life in the outposts." Shemer responded to him after the war, a letter Bar-Oz kept framed for decades. The mystery was solved when Bar-Oz's daughter recognized his handwriting at a National Library exhibit. Bar-Oz, now 89, has since donated Shemer's response letter to the library, reuniting the historical correspondence.
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