He came to Israel as a teenager and later continued his formal studies with legendary teacher and player Jose Tomas in Spain. By the time Yerushalmi moved to Israel he was already considered a fair guitarist, although that was probably more a reflection of the sorry state of the art here than Yerushalmi's virtuosity. He is understandably proud of his disciples, who have gone on to make a name for themselves within the classical guitar fraternity. There are people like Yehuda Shreier, Yoram Zerbiv and Yaron Hasson. Yerushalmi thinks his colleagues aren't doing too bad a job.
Most people favor the bowed instruments, like the violin and cello, and the piano.
Very few plucked instruments get the headlines. It has taken a while for the quieter instruments to get noticed and accepted. Yerushalmi feels that a lot more could be done to further the cause of the classical guitar and to make it more popular. They'll book another pianist, and another cellist and another violinist or singer. The instruments that don't get support don't really develop.