Yehoram Gaon

Published on July 17th, 2011

Yehoram Gaon (informally, Yoram Gaon) (born December 28, 1939) is a Jewish Israeli singer, actor, director, producer, TV and radio host, and public figure. He has also written and edited books on Israeli culture.

The son of Sephardic Jewish parents — a Macedonian father and Turkish mother, both immigrants to Israel — he became an early inspiration of “solidarity and pride” for the Sephardic community.

After performing in the Nahal Brigade entertainment troupe during his army time, Gaon joined the “Yarkon Bridge Trio performing with two other performers who also became stars in Israeli popular culture: Arik Einstein and the late Beni Amdursky

Gaon’s growing reputation soon attracted the attention of leading Israeli composers and song writers. He became well-known for his rendition of Naomi Shemer‘s Od Lo Ahavti Dai (lit. I have not Loved Enough Yet).[7] He performed at the Nobel Prize ceremony of Yitzhak RabinShimon Peres and Yasser Arafat in Oslo, in 1994. In 2009, Gaon recorded the song “Shir Ha’avoda Vehamlacha” for the organization Pioneers For A Cure, with the proceeds benefiting The Israel Cancer Association (ICA).

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