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"The Ballad of Yoel Moshe Salomon" is a 1970 Israeli popular song by Arik Einstein, with lyrics by Yoram Taharlev and music by Shalom Hanoch. In whimsical fashion, the lyrics tell of a trip by the founders of the Petah Tikva moshava to inspect the land around the village of Umm Labes in the Yarkon Valley on which the colony was subsequently established. The song helped fuel a controversy amongst descendants of the founders of Petah Tikva regarding the relative roles of their ancestors in establishing the colony. It is an example of how popular song is used in Israel in constructing historical myths.
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References
- ↑ Pribble, A. (2011). Pitching in the Promised Land: A Story of the First and Only Season in the Israel Baseball League. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 9780803268333 . Retrieved 2015-04-14.
- ↑ Lowry, P.J. (2010). Baseball's Longest Games: A Comprehensive Worldwide Record Book. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 254. ISBN 9780786457342 . Retrieved 2015-04-14.
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