Dudu

Haim Hefer

1947

Across a red horizon evening descends
In the breeze treetops tremble and sway
As we sit around the campfire and tell
Of a Palmach man, Dudu was his name
He was with us on long exhausting treks
We patrolled together along border trails
Around the campfire he sang with all his strength
While on a spit a chicken roasted and turned
Hand over the…
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Haim Hefer

1925–2012

Born in Sosnowiec, Poland, Haim Hefer immigrated to Palestine with his family in 1936. Hefer joined the Palmach at age seventeen and, during his service, was a founding member of Israel’s first military entertainment troupe, the Chizbatron. His songwriting and poetry from the early years of the Israeli state were vital to the development of the nation’s cultural identity.

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