Miron was born Stefan Michrowski in Kutno, Interwar Poland to a family of Shlomo Michrowski (department store owner, rabbi, and violinist) and Haya Helen Elbaum-Michrowski (a proficient amateur pianist).
[4] Miron studied composition and conduction in Warsaw Conservatory and moved to Erez Israel in 1939, thus narrowly escaping the fate of his relatives.
He showed me the words, and he asked me to compose the music as quickly as possible so that he could take them back when he returned to the 22nd Company.
I was very enthusiastic when I wrote this melody and I can say that I wrote the music, I might say so, with the blood of my heart.”[6] Miron served as Officer-in-Chief of Cultural Programs of the Israeli Defense Forces and after the discharge as National Deputy Director of Music for Israel's Ministry of Education and Culture.
[2] 1993: Eighteen Gates of Jewish Holidays and Festivals[12] His wife Tsipora Miron was a pianist and organist.