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Translation of the text on the sign:
[Emblem of the City of Giv’atayim]

Shlomo Cohen
1921–2009

Shlomo Cohen (known as Soliman HaGadol – "Soliman the Great") was born in 1921 in Neve Tzedek, Tel Aviv.

In his youth, Cohen was a member of the Bnei Machol dance troupe, and in the Palmach he was one of the members of the “Fire Troupe,” most of whose members came from the Palmach’s Arab Department. The troupe would gather for evening bonfires, sit around the fire, and sing Hebrew songs.

Shlomo Cohen and his wife Sarah performed at various events in Israel. In 1978, they recorded an album in honor of Israel’s 30th anniversary: “30 Years of Song Around the Campfire” with Soliman HaGadol and the singing troupe from Kibbutz Shefayim.

In 1992, Shlomo Cohen was awarded the title of “Worthy Citizen of Giv’atayim.”