Yehonatan Geffen
Yehonatan Geffen (Hebrew: יהונתן גפן; 22 February 1947 – 19 April 2023), also known as Yonatan Gefen, was an Israeli author, poet, songwriter, journalist, satirist and playwright.In 1972, after his return from studies at Cambridge University in London, Geffen began writing a satirical column for the weekend supplement of the Hebrew-language mainstream newspaper Ma'ariv.Much of Geffen's success came from his works for children, including the song "HaYaldah Hachi Yafah BaGan" ("The Prettiest Girl in Kindergarten") and the poetry collection HaKeves HaShisha-Asar ("The 16th Sheep").At that time there was no awareness of treatments for "battle shock", and he tried to deal with the nightmares by drinking alcohol, something that brought with it feelings guilt and shame.[4] In February 2018, Geffen published a poem on his Instagram feed that ended with the following lines, comparing Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi with David, Joan of Arc, Hannah Senesh and Anne Frank:[5],את, אהד תמימי ,אדומת השיער ,כמו דוד שסטר לגולית תהיי באותה שורה עם .ז'אן דארק, חנה סנש ואנה פרנק You, Ahed Tamimi, The red-haired, Like David who slapped Goliath, Will be counted among the likes of Joan of Arc, Hannah Senesh and Anne Frank.His sister Nurit died by suicide in 1972 while Geffen was studying in London, and subsequently he returned to Tel Aviv.