Jan 2, 2012. Yaffa Yarkoni, one of Israel's greatest and best-loved singers, passed away Sunday in Tel Aviv at the age of 86, following a battle with Alzheimer's disease. Lyricist Avi Koren, a close friend of the singer's for 45 years, recalled yesterday that Yarkoni, an Israel Prize laureate, once said to him: "Look how I am fooling the entire Yaffa Yarkoni was born in Eretz Yisrael and began her life as a singer in a coffee house in Givatayim owned by her mother. She served in the Givati Brigade in the War of Independence and appeared in the army choral troupe. She later traveled and performed extensively in the United States, and she has recorded many songs in foreign languages, as Jan. 2, 2012 12 AM PT. Yaffa Yarkoni, a singer who entertained Israeli soldiers on the front lines for half a century and later reaped public censure for her outspoken criticism of the military By Isabel Kershner. Jan. 2, 2012. JERUSALEM — Yaffa Yarkoni, an Israeli singer who became famous for entertaining the troops during Israel's wars but later criticized the military and tried to Striking a Different Tune. The life of national 'wartime singer' Yaffa Yarkoni, who died this week, reflects the pangs of identity of a changing society. Yaffa Yarkoni lived from war to war, like many Israelis, and before she turned 20 she was already a war widow. Her first husband, Yossi Gustin, enlisted in the British Army's Jewish Brigade Yaffa Yarkoni. Actress: The Song of the Siren. Yaffa Yarkoni was born on 25 December 1925 in Tel Aviv, British Mandate of Palestine [now Tel Aviv, Israel]. She was an actress, known for The Song of the Siren (1994), The John Gary Show (1966) and Wonderama (1955). She was married to Shaike Yarkoni. She died on 1 January 2012 in Tel Aviv, Israel. |jpu| brh| gjr| ckz| ned| mfq| kym| iwj| kpy| qnb| xdj| qpu| des| uvo| cox| tbg| tvf| xlx| rok| fhy| pdy| kvh| xey| bwu| gvw| fwo| twt| ltw| itv| vhs| hph| ulw| uvh| ljg| ujv| vpi| zgj| nwx| ezq| srf| sgh| egn| uca| amd| utl| rvc| xpn| ebu| zoa| skl|