Shlomo Gronich

Shlomo Gronich (born January 20, 1949; Hebrew: שלמה גרוניך) is an Israeli composer, singer, songwriter, arranger, and choir conductor.

He gathered together a group of Jewish-Israeli and Palestinian singers and musicians to perform a beautiful, Middle-Eastern-style song, with a melody that combines Israeli rock, Arab pop, and Mizrahi musical elements (see #External links).

In July 2011, the song won Third Prize in the global Call for Music Videos of Palestinian-Jewish Duos or Groups presented by the Jewish-Palestinian Living Room Dialogue.

[2] On April 19, 2022, while appearing at a music festival in Ein Gev, Gronich praised the audience for being cooperative “Ashkenazim” rather than chakhchakhim, a term similar to arsim but with stronger ethnic implications.

Still, the remark received many disdainful reactions, from politicians and fellow performers, and his family explained it was the result of early stages of dementia.