Although born in Zolochiv Naftali Herz Imber wrote the lyrics of the national anthem of Israel Hatikvah back in 1877, and by 1900 they sang it in all Jewish settlements in Palestine and at the congresses of Zionist organizations, it received the status of an official anthem from the Knesset only in 2004. The legislators’… Continue reading Stories of Ukrainian jews. Naftali Herz Imber