Green Onion (band)

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Green Onion (Hebrew: בצל ירוק, Batzal Yarok) was a theatre and entertainment troupe, founded in 1957 by The Nahal Band graduates. Until its disbandment in 1961, the group made five shows.

[edit] Shows

• Shmor Al HaGvul (Guard the Border) - This show was produced by the founders of the band, before their exemption from the Nahal.
• 1957: Kvisat HaRash (The Poor Man's Laundry) - A pun with the Hebrew words Kvisa (Laundry) and Kivsa (Sheep), which relates to the biblical parable invented by Nathan the Prophet about the story between David and Bathsheba.
• 1958: Hop Avarnu (Hop! We Moved)
• 1959: Af Mila LeMorgenstein (No Word to Morgenstein) - The show was used as a base to a movie with the same name, that was filmed in 1963.
• 1959: Ve... Shalosh Nekudot! (And... Three Points!)
• 1960: Chatul BaSak (Cat in the Sack).

[edit] Band Members

In various times the members were:

• Uri Zohar - Vocals, Direction
• Ilana Rubina - Vocals
• Yona Atari - Vocals
• Shimon Israeli - Vocals
• Nechama Hendel - Vocals
• Zaharira Kharifai - Vocals
• Gabi Amrani - Vocals
• Yosef Orag - Accordion
• Chaim Topol and Galya Topol - Vocals
• Eliahu Barkai - Vocals
• Oded Kotler - Vocals
• Ruti Atias - Vocals
• Avraham Mor - Took part only in the first show.
• Nira Adi
• Aliza Kashi
• Arik Einstein
• Shai Denon
• Martin Brecher - Trumpet
• David Elshayach - Drums and Percussion
• Ephraim Kishon
• Shmuel Bonim