Chava Alberstein
Chava Alberstein (Hebrew חוה אלברשטיין; born December 8, 1947 in Szczecin ) is an internationally renowned Israeli singer and composer ending with a more than 40 year career. According to the most common Hebrew -language Israeli daily newspaper, Jedi'ot Aharonot, it is the most important Israeli folk singer: "If Israel has a real folk singer, it is Chava Alberstein. "
Life
1951 her parents emigrated to the newly established State of Israel. There they lived in the settlement of Kiryat Chaim. Their first success they had in 1965 as a conscript in appearances before other members of the Israeli military. From 1980 Alberstein also wrote his own lyrics and music. Although Chava Alberstein became famous mainly with their Hebrew songs, it also feels very connected to the culture of Jews in Eastern Europe.
Alberstein has recorded over 50 albums, many of which reached gold and platinum status. Some were also with the Israeli Grammy counterpart, the Kinor David Prize, awarded. Her repertoire includes texts in Hebrew, Yiddish, Arabic and English.
She is known as a human rights activist and works for an Israeli- Arab reconciliation. During the first Palestinian Intifada took a critical attitude to the Israeli policy of occupation, their song Chad Gadya was even boycotted some time by the Israeli state radio.
She was married to the Israeli director Nadaw Levitan, who died in 2010.
" Although I have spent most of my life in Israel, I question not always my place in the world. Perhaps this comes from the artist's life Search, maybe my Jewishness. I 'm not really sure. "