Chaim Hefer
| Haim Hefer( Chaim Hefer) | |
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Haim Hefer, 1949
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| Born | Haim Feiner 29 October 1925 Sosnowiec, Poland |
| Died | 18 September 2012 (aged 86) Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Occupation | Songwriter, poet, writer |
| Nationality |
 Israeli
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| Citizenship | Israeli |
| Period | 1930s–2012 |
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| Notable awards | 1983 Israel Prize |
| Spouse | Ruti Haramati |
| Children | Mimi |
Haim Hefer (Hebrew: חיים חפר; 29 October 1925 – 18 September 2012) was an Israeli songwriter, poet and writer.
Haim Feiner (later Hefer) was born in Sosnowiec, Poland in 1925 to Issachar Feiner, a chocolate salesman, and Rivka Herzberg, a housewife. He had a private Hebrew tutor. His family immigrated to Palestine in 1936 and settled in Raanana. He began writing at the age of 13, as part of a national contest. He never finished high school and joined the Palmach in 1943. He took part in smuggling illegal immigrants through Syria and Lebanon. During the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, he was one of the founders of the Chizbatron, the Palmach army troupe, and was its chief songwriter.
Hefer owned a house in Ein Hod, but resided in Tel Aviv. He was married to Ruti Haramati, with whom he had a daughter, Mimi. In 1975−1978 Hefer was a cultural attaché at the Israeli Consulate in Los Angeles.
On 18 September 2012 (the second day of Rosh Hashanah, 5773), Hefer died at Sourasky Medical Center in Tel Aviv, after a long illness.
In the 1950s, Hefer and Dahn Ben-Amotz wrote A Bag of Fibs, a collection of tall tales made up in the Palmach, and founded the "Hamam" club in Jaffa. During that time, he founded "Revi'iat Moadon HaTeatron" (Theater Club Quartet). He wrote a weekly column for Yediot Aharonot, which included maqamas on current affairs.A Bag of Fibs achieved cult status in Israel. He was later made a cultural attache to the Israeli consul in Los Angeles.
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