Two brothers to the Adaki household, Ehud and Zamir, both in their early 70's, live on two separate sides of the world; one in Israel and the other in the United States.They were both born and raised in Israel and survived by their parents, Mazal Melamed, a Jerusalem-born teacher, and Yehiel Adaki, a prominent Yemenite cantor who was recognized for his radio broadcasts on "Kol Yerushalayim" (Jerusalem Voice radio) in the 1940's. Rivalry had existed between the two brothers since early childhood. As a result in later years, the two brothers found themselves in a conflict which instigated after their father's death; the issue over inheritance, which till this day hasn't been resolved.