Re: Kachol v'Lavan

[Ilana Rosansky <rabstud...>]

I am trying to find some background information on the song "Kachol v'Lavan" ,
the song about the Israeli flag. Who wrote it, and in what circumstances was
it written? I seem to recall having heard something about a Russian refusenik
who composed it using all the Hebrew vocabulary he was able to muster. Is this
a factual account? I would appreciate any details, including the name of the
composer/lyricist (assuming they are one and the same).

Todah Raba and Shabbat Shalom,

Linda Salvay
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There is a series of Israeli music books called: Elef Zemer v'Od Zemer (One
Thousand songs and another), Kinneret Publishing House, 1985. In volume 4
(Shirei Chagim), on page 226, the lyricist and composer of Kachol v'lavan
is listed as:
Yisrael Reshel

The song is in Dm.

Ilana Rosansky