Singer Yigal Bashan buried in Jerusalem; thousands attend funeral

Israeli singer, songwriter and actor Yigal Bashan, who died Sunday at the age of 68 after struggling with depression for years, is buried in Jerusalem’s Givat Shaul cemetery, Thousands attend his funeral, including many artists who worked with him over his 50-year career.

“The pain is unbearable, the heart is broken and the head refuses to believe, as if in a nightmare from which I can’t wake up,” his niece Merav said. “Rest in peace and look at us from above singing your songs and forever missing you.”

Bashan’s daughter Elinor mourned her dad, saying: “I love you, my father. I have been missing you for a long time, and I will now miss you forever.”