Shur Yekutiel (1918, Latvia ― 1990, Kinneret, Israel) ― composer.
During the Second World War he was evacuated to the Soviet rear.
On his way to Palestine he lived in Poland for several years, combining work in the “Escape” organization with music teaching. He settled in Israel in Kibbutz Kinneret, where he taught children music. He gave lectures at the Pedagogical College in Tel Aviv.
In 1955, together with Yehuda Sharett, he co-founded the Israeli Kibbutz Choir.
In the early 1960s he went abroad to study music.
In 1977 and 1987 he was awarded the ACUM Prize for the choral works “Open the Gates” (1977) and “Adults Sing for Children” (1987).
In 1988 he received the Lieberson Prize for “Music for Five” for wind quintet. He was the author of many songs, among which the song “Little Donkey” is extremely popular.

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