Passengers on the Paris to El Al flight suddenly started singing along to a song written by the poet and playwright Jonathan Geffen On Thursday, tributes were paid to the artist, who passed away on Wednesday.
The tribute was a spontaneous initiative by the passengers.
Geffen was buried at Nahlal cemetery
Geffen, who died on Wednesday at the age of 76 laid to rest Friday at Nahlal Cemetery.
Much of Geffen’s success came from his works for children, such as the song “Hylda Hachi Yafa Bagan” (“The Prettiest Girl in Kindergarten”) and the book “Hakevs Hashisha Assar” (The 16th Lamb), but he also wrote many popular songs, Poems, plays and books for adults.
He was known for his quick wit and sense of humor, and often wrote one-man skits that he performed himself. He also produced many plays.
known as a inseparable soundtrack About the experience of Israel, he wrote for both adults and children.
He also wrote the lyrics for many of Israel’s leading singers.
As a journalist, he had a regular column Maariv,