Veteran Israeli Composer and Radio Editor Gilad Ben-Shach Dies at 85
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- Composer and radio editor Gilad Ben-Shach died at 85.
- He was the first director of Israeli music station Reshet Gimel.
- Ben-Shach composed songs for Ilan Ve Ilanit in the 1960s.
- He worked at Kol Yisrael and edited "Ba'Haitz Ha'Yom."
- He also compiled popular Hebrew songs and wrote a book.
Gilad Ben-Shach, a prominent composer and music editor who was a long-standing figure in Israeli radio, has passed away at the age of 85. Ben-Shach had been battling dementia for the past 15 years. His funeral is scheduled for Friday at 11:30 AM at the Gdera cemetery.
Born in Gdera in 1941, Ben-Shach began writing, composing, and translating songs in the 1960s. He notably penned songs for the popular duo Ilan Ve Ilanit, including "Lekhol Adam Kokhav" and "Sigaliyot." He also translated songs with veteran music editor Amalia Rosen.
Ben-Shach joined Kol Yisrael (the former Israel Broadcasting Authority) in 1969, inspired by his university acquaintances who worked at "Ha'KOL Ha'Kaze" radio. He served as the first music editor for the current affairs program "Ba'Haitz Ha'Yom." In 1976, when the Israeli music station Reshet Gimel was established, he was appointed its first director.
During his tenure, Ben-Shach edited numerous programs, including "Zemer She'Kaze," which featured nostalgic Hebrew songs. He also initiated and edited song compilations, such as "Tziyunnei Ha'Derekh" in 1979, a collection of popular songs, and authored the 2007 book "Ha'Chizbatron" about the Palmach entertainment troupe.
His sister, Lipsha, remembered him as "a man of Hebrew song, nurturing and preserving it since the beginning of his radio career," adding that "he brought new life to the entire field of Hebrew song."
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