Yom Hazikaron: The Gate of the Valley

Published: May 8, 2019, 7:25 a.m.

Yesterday and today we commemorate Yom Hazikaron \u2014Memorial Day\u2014 in Israel.

In 1948 the poet Haim Gouri fought as a deputy company commander in the Palmach Negev Brigade and wrote a poem commemorating the fighters who accompanied the convoys and fell at Bab el Wad.

We read from it on today's episode.

Text:

Haim Gouri, \u201cBab El Wad,\u201d translated by Vivian Eden

Music:

\u201cBab El Wad,\u201d Haim Gouri, sung by Shoshana Damari, music by Shmuel Fershko

\u201cBab El Wad,\u201d Haim Gouri, sung by Yafa Yarkoni