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‘Kol Israel’ announcer Shirah Imber passed away at the age of 79. Imber worked at ‘Kol Israel’ for three decades, during which time she served mainly as a broadcaster and news announcer.
Imber was born in Jerusalem to Hiyel, a linguist. It is named after her grandfather, Shmariahu Imber, brother of Naftali Hertz Imber, the author of the words “Hatikva”. She grew up in Tel Aviv.
Imber began her service in the IDF in Nahal and following her father’s illness she was assigned to the armed forces. In 1964, she was discharged from the IDF and moved to Berkeley, California, where her sister, Tzvia, and her partner lived. After returning to Israel, she appeared in the musical “Hair” and believed that she would start an acting career. However, after completing a course in radio acting, she began working as an announcer for Kol Israel in the daily corner “Lakhkalai” When she started working on the radio, she moved to Jerusalem.
At Kol Yisrael she presented the alternative music program “Something Different” edited by Ruth Kidan as well as other music and lyrics programs. Starting in the 1990s, he announced new releases.
In 2006 she retired from Kol Israel and retired. In the years 2005-2009, she broadcast (alongside Bondi Levy) a daily program on Radio Jerusalem called “T.D. 101”, which dealt with public inquiries and complaints. With the change of owners at Radio Jerusalem, Imber stopped broadcasting on the station. In 2015, she began submitting a personal weekly program on the IDF airwaves.
For several years, Imber led the torch lighting ceremony on Mount Herzl alongside Aryeh Orgad.
Imber’s partner was Dr. Shai Gadish, who died in 2016. She has two daughters from her marriage to Shai. The couple lived in the Ein Kerem neighborhood from 1977. Following the death of her husband, she moved to sheltered housing in Gani Tikva. In 2006, cancer was discovered in her body.
In her farewell message she wrote: “Here comes Good Tuesday. Farewell. I feel the need to say goodbye. I lived with you and between you with enormous love, great creativity and constant defiance. I am saying goodbye in completeness, peace and ease, surrounded by support and great love. I was blessed with a wonderful family, and wonderful friends. Thank you for life with you and between you. Peace be upon you.”
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