- Yafa Yarkoni
Yafa Yarkoni ( _he. יפה ירקוני, also transliterated Yaffa Yarkoni, born Yafa Abramov on
24 December 1925 ) is anIsrael i singer, known as the War Singer, due to her frequent appearances in front ofIsrael Defense Forces soldiers, especially during Israel's wars.At an early age, she was a
ballet dancer underGertrude Kraus , one of Israel'schoreography pioneers. She married Joseph Gustin, a volunteer in theJewish Brigade , in August 1940, and was widowed when Gustin was killed in a battle for theSenio River in 1945.Yarkoni joined an IDF musical group in the
Givati Brigade , which was active during the1948 Arab-Israeli War . Bab el-Wad, a song she performed at the time which is still sung today onYom HaZikaron , became a major symbol of the war. After the war, she performed songs for a program on theKol Yisrael radio station.Yarkoni was the main (or only) performer of hundreds of songs ever since. Most of them were written by
Tuli Reviv andHaim Hefer . Yarkoni also performed some ofNaomi Shemer 's early children's songs.The media has characterized Yarkoni as the War Singer, due to her performances during wars and in front of soldiers, and reported on an alleged feud between her and
Shoshana Damari . In an interview, Yarkoni strongly rejected the report and said she resents the label of "War Singer". [cite web|url=http://bidur.msn.co.il/msnEntertainment/Music/News/200612/20061205103301.htm|title=Yafa Yarkoni's Wars|author=Keren, Omer|accessdate=2008-06-19 he icon]References
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