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the Bulletin, which was April 6 in Canada, Manor found out that he was to be granted an honorary doctorate fiwm Bar-Han University.
1 was siuprised and it took me time to digest [the news]," said Manor of being chosen for the honor.
"I was very moved by it," he said. "They give their reasons for it, and lots of their reasons is that, you know, they talk about my, tun, I don't know, Fm ashamed to say it. Anyway, it's wonderful."
The ceremony was to take place in early Jime, a few days after Manor's planned return to Israel from Canada.
"It's exciting," he said, laughing. "And also, the truth is that Tm afraid I have to wear this robe and the funny hat. That's what bothers me," he joked.
Manor then spoke with pride about the show that he and Hanan Yovel were going to bring to Vancouver for the community's Yom Ha'atzmaut celebrations May 11 (see sidebar).
"We've been friends for many years," said Manor of Yovel, who he described as "one of my favorite singers and also a co-writer." Yovel is an eminent singer, guitarist and composer. Following his military service in the army's Nahal mvisical troupe, he became one of the Shlosharim trio, a vocal group that introduced rock elements to Israeli pop music. Later, he embarked on what continues to be a very successful solo career. Because Manor and Yovel had written many songs together, "it was only natural that we performed together," explained Manor.
"What we do on the stage is doing our songs and we do it -1 sing as well, by the way - we do it with our children, with our yoimgest children; his daughter Shira and my son Yehudah, who's named after my brother, who I can't even call him by his name to his face. .1 can't do it even now, so I call him Yadi," said Manor, speUing out his son's nickname.
"Yadi is actually a successful lawyer," continued Manor. "He's 30 years old, married, but he has the most beautiful voice."
Manor had to convince his son to join the group and Yadi's condition for participating, said Manor, was that they sing abroad. The foursome performed their show in the United States, Australia and Toronto several times. They also performed a lot in Israel. ITie May 11 celebration would have been the first time they performed on Canada's West Coast. Manor had never been to Vancouver and was looking forward to the visit.
I've been very close, like Seattle," he laughed. "I always wanted to go there [to Vancouver]. And you Imow who is a great admirer of Vancouver? My son. Because before he went to the army, he
Hanan Yovel, left, and Shira Yovel were to perform In Vancouver May 11 with Yehudah Manor, right, and Ehud Manor. The Yovels will now be joined by Israeli singer and performer Yardena Arazi for the B.C. Jewish community's Yom Ha'atzmaut celebration.
and his friends went on a trip to America, Canada and the U.S., and his favorite place of all [on] the long trip was Vancouver. He just loves it."
When asked to what he contributed his successful career and to what he thought people related in his songs. Manor jokingly responded, "I wish I knew," before continuing.
"When it comes to songwrit-ing," he said, "you always feel, at least I do, that you're at your prime, when it comes to popular music, that you're in your prime in your 30s, or maybe 40s, and that's it. I was amazed to realize, to find out, how I was still popular and wanted by singers much yovmgcr than myself, who wanted me to write for them. And it still goes on, and 111 be 64 this simamer."
In addition to his 40-year songwriting career, Manor was also an acclaimed translator of theatre plays (Shakespeare, Harold Pinter, Tennessee Williams) and musicals {Hair, Grease, West Side Story, Les Mis-erables and Oliver).
"I think that if s the child in me that has survived all these years," said Manor of the longevity and height of his success.
"I feel that popular music stems {com a kind of feeling that I can only associate with people aged 16 to 22," he said. "What Tm saying is -1 don't mean that it shouldn't appeal to older people; it does, of coiu-se - but that it's [at] that age [when] we are at our best.
"I know it's a dangerous thing to say," he said, laughing, "But what I'm saying is that we are better human beings when we are 16 to 22.1 feel that we're more open, more liberal, more ready to give of ourselves, more ready to sacrifice, braver in o\xr love, ready to accept new ideas.
"After we - in Israel, it's aft«r we are released from the army, more or less - start to bother
about a livelihood and what we're going to do with rest of otur lives, shall we get married or not, and how are we going to go about it and how are we going to make our decisions, suddenly we become - gradually, let's say, rather than suddenly - more and more self-centred.... In keeping in touch with music, it's usually a way of keeping in touch with yom" yoimg self"
Manor didn't hold back his enthusiasm for music: "I love it It's like niy cure, how shall I say it, if s like, Wee my last train to youth."
Please see MANOR on page 17
Arazi joins show
Well-known Israeli singer and television personaUty Yardena Arazi will be joining Hanan Yovel and Shira Yovel for the B.C. Jewish community's Yom Ha'azmaut celebration at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at the University of British Columbia May 11.
In an uplifting tribute to their good friend, the singers will dedicate this Israel Independence Day concert to Ehud Manor's memory.
Arazi is known for her popular songs, her work in film and television and for representing Israel in the Eurovision contest as a singer and as its co-host. The Hebrew words for Arazi's collection Neshama Tso'anit {Gypsy Soul) were written by Manor.
Yom Ha'azmaut tickets are on sale at the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver, 604-257-5100, and through Ticketmaster, 604-280-3311. Past Yom Ha'aztmaut concerts have sold out, so it is recommended to call as soon as possible for tickets.