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IH, Unit 10

Parting with Arik Einstein

He changed the world of Israeli music and in the last fifty years he
has become synonymous to good old Israel. On Tuesday night,
without preparation and without warning, he left us.

“25 minutes ago we announced the death of Arik Einstein. Arik
Einstein came to us from home in a state of CPR and died, in fact, from
aortic aneurysm, and there is no one to sing for us anymore."

Arik Einstein was born in 1939 in Tel Aviv. He began his music-
making career with the Nahal band and later was a member of the
Gesher Hayarkon trio, the High Windows and the Coop group. He
accompanied us since childhood with Mister Chocolate. He sang
about love, joy and sadness and he also sang topical and political

songs like the song about the missing soldier Guy Hever and about
Gilad Shalit.

There was also Arik Einstein the actor, the one from Salah Shabati,

Metzitzim, Lool and Kvalim. The man who always had “HaPoel” in
his heart, the one whom everyone praised for his talent for imitation
and sense of humor.

After a car accident he went through in ‘82 he retreated from the

spotlight . He rarely performed and appeared in public because he
simply didn’t want to. But he still remained one of the most
successful singers, the most played and the most loved.

On November 26, at 10:30 at night, the doctors declared the death of

a legend, the parting from inalienable goods in Hebrew music.

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