Ahavat Itamar - Revision history

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	[https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%A6%D7%91%D7%99 HaZvi] (The Gazelle), Itamar's newspaper at the time of his "courtship", at Wikipedia (Hebrew)		[https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%A6%D7%91%D7%99 HaZvi] (The Gazelle), Itamar's newspaper at the time of his "courtship", at Wikipedia (Hebrew)
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	The [https://lyricstranslate.com/en/miri-aloni-ahavat-itamar-ben-avi-transliteration lyrics] to Ahavat Itamar Ben Avi, with translation and transliteration		The [https://lyricstranslate.com/en/miri-aloni-ahavat-itamar-ben-avi-transliteration lyrics] to Ahavat Itamar Ben Avi, with translation and transliteration

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	The Itamar of the title is Itamar Ben-Avi, son of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliezer_Ben-Yehuda Eliezer Ben-Yehuda], the creator of the modern Hebrew language. Ben-Yehuda wanted his son to be called Eber, the great-great-great-great-grandfather of Abraham and the eponym of the word "Hebrew", but the mohel refused as the name wasn't used in their community. So Ben-Yehuda suggested "Itamar", the name that his wife Deborah preferred, but the mohel still wouldn't consent. Finally they used "Ben Tzion". But when Itamar grew up he changed his name to the one chosen by his mother. He also changed his last name to "Ben-Avi", since "Avi" means "my father" and is simultaneously an acronym for "Eliezer Ben-Yehuda".		The Itamar of the title is Itamar Ben-Avi, son of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliezer_Ben-Yehuda Eliezer Ben-Yehuda], the creator of the modern Hebrew language. Ben-Yehuda wanted his son to be called Eber, the great-great-great-great-grandfather of Abraham and the eponym of the word "Hebrew", but the mohel refused as the name wasn't used in their community. So Ben-Yehuda suggested "Itamar", the name that his wife Deborah preferred, but the mohel still wouldn't consent. Finally they used "Ben Tzion". But when Itamar grew up he changed his name to the one chosen by his mother. He also changed his last name to "Ben-Avi", since "Avi" means "my father" and is simultaneously an acronym for "Eliezer Ben-Yehuda".

	When Itamar was 23 he met and fell in love with Leah Abushedid, who was 16 at the time. Her mother would not consent to their union; she came from a high-status Sephardic family, and Itamar was poor and Ashkenazi. Itamar responded by writing letters and poems to Leah, all of which were published in a newspaper, Do'ar HaYom. (This was easily arranged by Itamar, who was the editor of the newspaper!) As the couple became desperate, his writings began hinting of suicide, and Leah threatened that she would never marry anyone else (thus denying grandchildren to her mother). Eventually the families were brought to see reason and the wedding took place.		When Itamar was 23 he met and fell in love with Leah Abushedid, who was 16 at the time. Her mother would not consent to their union; she came from a high-status Sephardic family, and Itamar was poor and Ashkenazi. Itamar responded by writing letters and poems to Leah, all of which were published in a newspaper. <!-- UNCLEAR WHICH NEWPAPER, Do'ar HaYom. (This was easily arranged by Itamar, who was the editor of the newspaper!) --> As the couple became desperate, his writings began hinting of suicide, and Leah threatened that she would never marry anyone else (thus denying grandchildren to her mother). Eventually the families were brought to see reason and the wedding took place.

	The song lyrics are '''not''' from a poem written by Itamar; they were written much later by Dudu Barak at the suggestion of Itamar's daughter Drora. It was set to music by [[Nurit Hirsh]] and first performed by Miri Aloni. The full name of the song is "Ahavat Itamar Ben Avi".		The song lyrics are '''not''' from a poem written by Itamar; they were written much later by Dudu Barak at the suggestion of Itamar's daughter Drora. It was set to music by [[Nurit Hirsh]] and first performed by Miri Aloni. The full name of the song is "Ahavat Itamar Ben Avi".
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	[https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%94_%D7%90%D7%91%D7%95%D7%A9%D7%93%D7%99%D7%93 Leah Abushedid] at Wikipedia (Hebrew)		[https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%94_%D7%90%D7%91%D7%95%D7%A9%D7%93%D7%99%D7%93 Leah Abushedid] at Wikipedia (Hebrew)

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	The [https://lyricstranslate.com/en/miri-aloni-ahavat-itamar-ben-avi-transliteration lyrics] to Ahavat Itamar Ben Avi, with translation and transliteration		The [https://lyricstranslate.com/en/miri-aloni-ahavat-itamar-ben-avi-transliteration lyrics] to Ahavat Itamar Ben Avi, with translation and transliteration

Larry: Leah Abushedid at Wikipedia

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Leah Abushedid at Wikipedia

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	[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itamar_Ben-Avi Itamar Ben Avi] at Wikipedia (English)		[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itamar_Ben-Avi Itamar Ben Avi] at Wikipedia (English)

			[https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%94_%D7%90%D7%91%D7%95%D7%A9%D7%93%D7%99%D7%93 Leah Abushedid] at Wikipedia (Hebrew)

	[https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%A6%D7%91%D7%99 HaZvi] (The Gazelle), Itamar's newspaper at the time of his "courtship", at Wikipedia (Hebrew)		[https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%A6%D7%91%D7%99 HaZvi] (The Gazelle), Itamar's newspaper at the time of his "courtship", at Wikipedia (Hebrew)

Larry: Created page with "Hebrew: אהבת איתמר (Itamar's Love). Circle dance by Sefi Aviv, 1991. The Itamar of the title is Itamar Ben-Avi, son of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliezer_Ben-Yehuda Eliezer Ben-Yehuda], the creator of the modern Hebrew language. Ben-Yehuda wanted his son to be called Eber, the great-great-great-great-grandfather of Abraham and the eponym of the word "Hebrew", but the mohel refused as the name wasn't used in their community. So Ben-Yehuda suggested "Itam..."

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Created page with "Hebrew: אהבת איתמר (Itamar's Love). Circle dance by Sefi Aviv, 1991. The Itamar of the title is Itamar Ben-Avi, son of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliezer_Ben-Yehuda Eliezer Ben-Yehuda], the creator of the modern Hebrew language. Ben-Yehuda wanted his son to be called Eber, the great-great-great-great-grandfather of Abraham and the eponym of the word "Hebrew", but the mohel refused as the name wasn't used in their community. So Ben-Yehuda suggested "Itam..."

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Hebrew: אהבת איתמר (Itamar's Love). Circle dance by [[Sefi Aviv]], 1991.

The Itamar of the title is Itamar Ben-Avi, son of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliezer_Ben-Yehuda Eliezer Ben-Yehuda], the creator of the modern Hebrew language. Ben-Yehuda wanted his son to be called Eber, the great-great-great-great-grandfather of Abraham and the eponym of the word "Hebrew", but the mohel refused as the name wasn't used in their community. So Ben-Yehuda suggested "Itamar", the name that his wife Deborah preferred, but the mohel still wouldn't consent. Finally they used "Ben Tzion". But when Itamar grew up he changed his name to the one chosen by his mother. He also changed his last name to "Ben-Avi", since "Avi" means "my father" and is simultaneously an acronym for "Eliezer Ben-Yehuda".

When Itamar was 23 he met and fell in love with Leah Abushedid, who was 16 at the time. Her mother would not consent to their union; she came from a high-status Sephardic family, and Itamar was poor and Ashkenazi. Itamar responded by writing letters and poems to Leah, all of which were published in a newspaper, Do'ar HaYom. (This was easily arranged by Itamar, who was the editor of the newspaper!) As the couple became desperate, his writings began hinting of suicide, and Leah threatened that she would never marry anyone else (thus denying grandchildren to her mother). Eventually the families were brought to see reason and the wedding took place.

The song lyrics are '''not''' from a poem written by Itamar; they were written much later by Dudu Barak at the suggestion of Itamar's daughter Drora. It was set to music by [[Nurit Hirsh]] and first performed by Miri Aloni. The full name of the song is "Ahavat Itamar Ben Avi".

The dance was dedicated by Sefi to [[Menachem Menachem]], who had recently passed away. Moshiko's dance Yakir Menachem was dedicated to the same choreographer.

=== External Links ===

The song [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxYwS6zuxV4 performed] by Miri Aloni

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itamar_Ben-Avi Itamar Ben Avi] at Wikipedia (English)

[https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%A6%D7%91%D7%99 HaZvi] (The Gazelle), Itamar's newspaper at the time of his "courtship", at Wikipedia (Hebrew)

The [https://lyricstranslate.com/en/miri-aloni-ahavat-itamar-ben-avi-transliteration lyrics] to Ahavat Itamar Ben Avi, with translation and transliteration

Ofer Gavish's [https://www.gavisho.com/%D7%90%D7%94%D7%91%D7%AA-%D7%90%D7%99%D7%AA%D7%9E%D7%A8-%D7%91%D7%9F-%D7%90%D7%91%D7%99 blog post] on the song with more stories (Hebrew)

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