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Collection of items related to the song "Jerusalem of Gold", including a leaf with the song's lyrics in Shemer's handwriting, the song's sheet music in handwriting, and a printed booklet with Shemer's signature. The song "Jerusalem of Gold" was written by Shemer for the 1967 National Song Festival following a request by Mayor of Jerusalem Teddy Kollek, addressed to several songwriters, including Shemer, to compose a special song dedicated to Jerusalem. A few weeks after the debut performance of the song at the Song Festival (on Independence Day), the Six-Day War broke out. In a telegraph Kollek sent to Shemer he wrote: "All the IDF soldiers stationed in Jerusalem and its surroundings, and all the capital's residents, are always singing 'Jerusalem of Gold'. With the change in the city's borders, we ask that you add another, uplifting verse to the song". Shemer, who at the time was in the Sinai Desert with an army band, heard IDF soldiers singing the song on the radio and added a new verse in which she compared the pre-war atmosphere to the post-war one. With "Jerusalem of Gold" Shemer became for many the "national songwriter". It is considered one of the most beloved Hebrew songs of all times among the world's Jews, and one of the most famous ones. Naomi Shemer (1930-2004) composed many songs that joined the canon of Israeli culture. When she was awarded the Israel Prize for Hebrew Song in 1983, the judges' committee wrote that "her songs are on everyone's lips thanks to their poetic and musical quality, the wonderful fusion of word and melody and the expression they give to the sentiments of the people." 1. Leaf in the handwriting of Naomi Shemer, with the lyrics of "Jerusalem of Gold", including the verse added to the song after the Six-Day War. [June 1967]. The song's verses are written in four columns separated by lines; at the bottom is the refrain. A copy of the handwritten song that is almost entirely identical to the present copy was printed by Shemer as the song's original and official handwritten version in June 1967 (see below). Apparently the two copies were written at the same time. 19.5 X 13.5 cm. Good overall condition. Folding marks. Foxing. 2. Leaf of sheet music with the notes to "Jerusalem of Gold" written in pencil on both sides of the leaf. At the top of the leaf is the title "Jerusalem of Gold – Naomi Shemer" in Shemer's handwriting. Handwritten notes appear on the leaf margins: "play one octave higher", "change at the end of the song", "or mezzo, the same chord". 17 X 24.5 cm. Good overall condition. Slight tears and creases. Stains. Tearing marks to left margins. 3. Printed booklet with the lyrics of "Jerusalem of Gold" in Hebrew and in Latin transcription. Self-published – "All rights reserved by Naomi Shemer", Arieli Press, Tel Aviv, [June] 1967. Printed bristol sheet, folded in half, with a photocopy of the song in Shemer's handwriting (the copy appearing in this booklet is almost entirely identical to the copy of the song described above, no. 1), notes and transcription of the lyrics (not including the additional verse) in Latin letters. On the booklet's front cover is Shemer's signature, in pen, dated 13 July 1967. The Naomi Shemer Archive at the NLI contains a copy of this booklet with Shemer's dedication to her mother, dated 28 June 1967, attesting that the booklet was printed shortly after the song's additional verse was written, during the month of June. Folded booklet, 12.5 X 17 cm. Good condition. Some stains.