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