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Hatikva-The Real Story behind Israel’s anthem

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June 2018

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Maital, S. (2018). Hatikva-The Real Story behind Israel’s anthem. Samuel Neaman Institute.
https://www.neaman.org.il/en/hatikva-the-real-story-behind-israels-anthem-2/

In this article, Shlomo Maital  reviews the history of the Israeli anthem Hatikvah – the history of the writing of the anthem, the history of  its words and music, and other (surprising) historical connections (Herzl hated it).  In addition, Maital reviews the attitude of Israeli society and the Zionist movement to this anthem, which dates back a half century before the State of Israel was founded.

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