Yehoram gaon biography

Yehoram Gaon

Israeli musical artist

Musical artist

Yehoram Gaon (Hebrew: יהורם גאון, born December 28, 1939) is an Israeli singer, actor, director, comedian, producer, TV and radio host, and public figure. He has also written and edited books on Israeli culture.[1]

The son of Sephardic Jewish parents—a Bosnian father and Turkish mother, both immigrants to Israel—he became an early inspiration of "solidarity and pride" for the Sephardic community.[2]

Early life

Gaon was born in the Beit Hakerem neighborhood of Jerusalem in 1939.[1] His father, Moshe David Gaon, a historian, was born in Sarajevo, to a family of Sephardic Jewish descent in 1889, and immigrated to then British Mandate of Palestine (now Israel),[3] where members of his family had lived for five generations.[4] He was a school master and Hebrew teacher in Jerusalem, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and in İzmir, Turkey.[3] Gaon's father was also a poet and a scholar of Ladino.[4] In Turkey, his father met and married his mother Sara Hakim

Yoram Gaon: A Journey through the Life of an Israeli Entertainment Icon

Biography

Gaon was born in the picturesque surroundings of Mount Scopus and was raised in the Beit Hakerem neighborhood of Jerusalem. During his childhood, he attended the "Beit Hakerem" public school and later the Beit Hakerem High School, also known as "Lev Ha-Da'at High School."

He was the son of Sarah and Moshe David Gaon, a poet and journalist who wrote in Ladino. Yoram had three siblings: Yigal Gaon (1926–2019), Kalila Gaon (1925–2010), and Beni Gaon (1935–2008). His father, a descendant of Spanish exiles, was born in Bosnia in 1889 and came to Israel, where he became a Hebrew teacher.

After some time, he was sent to teach Hebrew in the Jewish community in Izmir, Turkey, where he met Sarah, Yoram's mother. Shortly thereafter, both of them immigrated to Israel and started a family.

Yoram Gaon completed his military service in the Nahal Band, where he joined in 1957 as an actor. Alongside his service, he sang with his bandmates, including Tuvia Paz and Aliza Rosen.

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Yehoram Gaon - biography

Yehoram Gaon (Hebrew: יהורם גאון), informally spelled Yoram Gaon (born December 28, 1939) is an Israeli singer and actor.

Biography

Early life

Gaon was born in Jerusalem in 1939 in the Beit Hakerem neighborhood as the youngest son of Moshe-David and Sarah Gaon. His father, Moshe-David Gaon, was born in Bosnia in 1889 and when he immigrated to the region of Palestine he began working as an Hebrew teacher. After a while he was sent to teach Hebrew in the Jewish community in Izmir, Turkey. There he met Yehoram's mother, Sara Hakim, and they soon immigrated back to the region of Palestine and formed a family.

When Gaon enlisted to the IDF in 1957, he joined the Nahal entertainment troupe. There Gaon actually began his acting and singing career.

Singing career

His career as a singer started when he joined the Nahal Brigade band in the IDF. He later joined the band "Yarkon Bridge Trio" (Hebrew: שלישיית גשר הירקון‎), where he performed along with Arik Einstein and the late Beni Amdursky. All three became stars in the Israeli popular culture.

Gaon's reco

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