Miron was born
Stefan Michrowski in
Kutno,
Interwar Poland to a family of Shlomo Michrowski (department store owner, rabbi, and violinist) and Haya Helen Elbaum-Michrowski (a proficient amateur pianist). His mother died in 1927 at the age of 36 and his father perished in
The Holocaust in the
Chelmno Ghetto. In particular, he said: “I got some words that had been written by another soldier in the 22nd Company; the name of this soldier was Jehiel Hagges. The words were brought to me by a lance corporal, whose name is Blum. He showed me the words, and he asked me to compose the music as quickly as possible so that he could take them back when he returned to the 22nd Company. Blum was originally from the 2nd Company to which I belonged, but for a certain time he worked in the 22nd Company as an instructor. When I saw the words, I felt that I could compose a melody for them. I was very enthusiastic when I wrote this melody and I can say that I wrote the music, I might say so, with the blood of my heart.” Miron served as Officer-in-Chief of Cultural Programs of the
Israeli Defense Forces and after the discharge as National Deputy Director of Music for Israel's Ministry of Education and Culture. In 1963 he emigrated to the United States, where he continued to compose music. His archive is at the Music Department at the Jewish National University Library, Jerusalem. ==Awards and recognition==