tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post6587566124087782267..comments2024-03-29T11:40:46.477+03:00Comments on Life in Israel: Golda Meir and Naomi Shemer peering out of your walletRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-85978717169448596232009-12-21T16:22:43.945+02:002009-12-21T16:22:43.945+02:00Abbi, point noted. Truth is, I never paid attenti...Abbi, point noted. Truth is, I never paid attention to who we have on our bills now. Maybe they feel Shai Agnon contributed even more than some PMs! Yoni, I'd agree with your point about Rav Kook contributing more than Shai Agnon.Wanna Saabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564440024185263043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-87514941544173358032009-12-21T15:45:04.041+02:002009-12-21T15:45:04.041+02:00Rav Kook was just as important to the creation of ...Rav Kook was just as important to the creation of the state as S.Y. Agnon, if not more.<br /><br />And I'm sure that in 50 years (if not already), more people read his writings than Agnon's.yoni r.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-78460706489583219512009-12-21T14:22:52.477+02:002009-12-21T14:22:52.477+02:00Huh? S.Y Agnon has been on the 50 shekel bill near...Huh? S.Y Agnon has been on the 50 shekel bill nearly forever. Wanna Saab, you're bringing in minhagim from the old country. Israel already has a longstanding tradition of including artists and other influential pple on its currency.Commenter Abbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07753256568022159103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-79217096214678242902009-12-21T13:55:22.085+02:002009-12-21T13:55:22.085+02:00I stand by my main point. Naomi Shemer, Chana Sen...I stand by my main point. Naomi Shemer, Chana Senesh, Henrietta Szold, other artists, songwriters, military heroes and heroines, are all worthy of honour, but not by their face on the country's money. Bills are for PM's.Wanna Saabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564440024185263043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-9106622945671309462009-12-21T13:39:40.269+02:002009-12-21T13:39:40.269+02:00those supporting women on bills were also talking ...those supporting women on bills were also talking about using faces of artists and other women that were extremely influential in the creation of the State. A whole bunch of names were listed as suggestions. The only one I remembered was Naomi Shemer. There were others mentioned though. I remember now another was Hanna Senesh.Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-66015562605975668302009-12-21T13:36:41.119+02:002009-12-21T13:36:41.119+02:00I would be in favour of placing Golda Meir on a bi...I would be in favour of placing Golda Meir on a bill of currency since she wasn't that attractive anyway. <br /><br />Neither was Naomi Shemer, but I would object to her because we only have 4 bills. Those 4 faces must be of those whose contributions to Israel were of the highest order, only a prime minister could claim. I'm sure there'd be a debate as to which 4 prime ministers at that. (Just for the record, I'd vote against Rabin.)<br /><br />But certainly not a songwriter. You wouldn't consider putting Frncis Scott Key or Katharine Lee Bates on a US bill would you?<br /><br />Wait. I'll qualify my comment that only a PM can claim that level of service to Israel. I'd also be in favour of faces such as Dovid or Shlomo HaMelech, Yehoshua, etc. But we don't have photographs of them.Wanna Saabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564440024185263043noreply@blogger.com