Chava Alberstein
(Hebrew: ??? ?????????
?, born December 8, 1947, in Szczecin, Poland) is an Israeli singer, lyricist, composer, and musical arranger. Alberstein is one of Israel's most beloved musical artists, with a career spanning over 40 years.
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Early life
Born in
Stettin, a former German city, annexed to
Poland by the
Allies in 1945 (now north-western Poland), Alberstein came to
Israel at age four and grew up in
Kiryat Haim.
Music career
In 1964, when she was 17, a nightclub appearance in
Jaffa led to a
CBS recording contract. Early in her career, she appeared at the Amami Cinema in
Haifa's
Neve Sha'anan neighborhood.
Haaretz
columnist Neri Livneh describes her as "a little slip of a thing in a blue youth movement shirt, her face covered by huge glasses."
[1]
She was drafted into the
Israel Defense Force in 1965, and became one of many Israeli artists to rise to stardom by entertaining the troops. She has released more than 60 albums. She has recorded in
Yiddish as well as
Hebrew,
English and
Arabic. Alberstein's husband is the filmmaker
Nadav Levitan, who wrote the lyrics for her "End of the Holiday" album. In 1986 she wrote music for Levitan's film
Yaldei Stalin
(Children of Stalin).
[2]
Chava Alberstein is Jewish. She is quoted as saying,
"Even though I have lived in Israel nearly my entire life, I am constantly questioning my place in the world. Maybe this searching comes from being an artist, maybe it comes from being a Jew. I’m not really sure."
[3]
Critical acclaim
According to
Yedioth Ahronoth, Israel's largest daily newspaper, Albertstein is the most important female
folk singer in Israeli history.
Controversy
In 1989 Alberstein released an album "London", comprising the song
Khad Gadya
(Chad Gaya
)
[5], in which she criticizes the Israel's policy towards Palestinians. The song was banned by the Israel State Radio.
The song later used in the movie titled
Free Zone by director
Amos Gitai in a 7 minute scene where
Natalie Portman cried through.
[7]
Awards
Alberstein is one a recipient of
Kinor David (
David's Harp
) Prize given by a musical
yeshiva school led by Rabbi Mordechai Hershkop where religious, secular and musical studies been held.
Discography
| Number
| Album Name
| (English)
| Release Date
| Language
| References
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| 1
| Hine Lanu Nigun
| Here We Have a Tune
| 1967
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| 2
| Perach haLilach
| Lilac Flower
| 1967
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| 3
| Tza'atzueiah shel Osnat
| Osnat's Toys
| 1967
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| 4
| Mirdaf
| The Chase
| 1968
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| gold
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| 5
| Mot haParpar
| Death of the Butterfly
| 1968
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| 6
| Chava Alberstein beShirei Rachel
| Songs of Rachel
| 1968
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| 7
| Margaritkalach
| Daisies
| 1969
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| 8
| Mishirei eretz ahavati
| Songs of My Beloved Country
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| 9
| Chava beTochnit Yachid 1
| One Woman Show 1
| 1971
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| 10
| Chava beTochnit Yachid 2
| One Woman Show 2
| 1971
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| 11
| Isha ba'Avatiach
| A Woman in a Watermelon
| 1971
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| 12
| Chava vehaPlatina
| Chava and the Platina Jazz band
| 1972
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| 13
| Chava veOded be'Eretz haKsamim
| Magic Land
| 1972
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| 14
| Lu Yehi
| Let it be
| 1973
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| 15
| K'mo Tzemach bar
| Like a wild flower
| 1975
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| 16
| Lehitei haZahav
| Golden hits
| 1975
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| gold
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| 17
| Tzolelet Tzabarit
| Sabra Submarine
| 197(?)[clarification needed]
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| 18
| Elik Belik Bom
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| 1976
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| 19
| Halaila hu shirim
| The Night Is Songs
| 1977
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| 20
| Karusella 1
| Carousel 1
| 1977
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| 21
| Karusella 2
| Carousel 2
| 1977
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| 22
| Karusella 3
| Carousel 3
| 1977
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| 23
| Shirei Am beYiddish
| Yiddish folk songs
| 1977
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| 24
| Hitbaharut
| Clearing
| 1978
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| 25
| Chava vehaGitara
| Chava and the guitar
| 1978
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| 26
| Chava Zingt Yiddish
| Chava Sings Yiddish
| 1979
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| 27
| Ma Kara ba'Eretz Mi
| What Happened in the Land of Who
| 1979
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| 28
| Ani Holechet Elai
| I Go to Me
| 1980
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| 29
| Shir beMatana
| A Gift of Songs
| 1980
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| 30
| Kolot
| Voices
| 1982
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| 31
| Shiru Shir im Chava
| Sing a song with Chava
| 1982
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| 32
| Nemal Bayit
| At Home
| 1983
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| gold
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| 33
| Avak shel kochavim
| Stardust
| 1984
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| 34
| Mehagrim
| Immigrants
| 1986
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| 35
| Od Shirim beYiddish
| More Songs in Yiddish
| 1987
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| 36
| HaTzorech baMilah, haTzorech baShtika
| Word And Silence
| 1988
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| 37
| London
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| 1989
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| 38
| MiShirei Eretz Ahavati
| Songs of my Beloved Country
| 1990
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| 39
| Ahava Mealteret
| Improvised Love
| 1991
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| gold
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| 40
| HaChita Zomachat Shuv
| The Wheat Grows Again
| 1992
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| 41
| The Man I Love
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| 1992
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| 42
| Margaritkalach
| Daisies
| 1994
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| 43
| Derech Achat
| One Way
| 1995
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| 44
| London beHofaah
| London - Live
| 1995
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| 45
| Yonat ha'Ahava
| The Dove of Love
| 1996
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| 46
| Adaber Itcha
| I Will Talk to You
| 1997
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| 47
| The Collection (box set)
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| 1998
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| gold
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| 48
| Crazy Flower
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| 1998
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| 49
| The Well - With The Klezmatics
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| 1998
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| 50
| Chava Alberstein - Yiddish Songs
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| 1999
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| 51
| Tekhef Ashuv
| Be Right Back
| 1999
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| 52
| Children's songs - The Collection
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| 2000
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| 53
| Foreign Letters
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| December 2001
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| 54
| The Early Years - The Box Set
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| 2003
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| 55
| End of the Holiday
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| 2004
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| 56
| Coconut
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| 2005
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| 57
| Like a Wild Flower (New Version)
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| 58
| Lemele
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| 2006
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| 59
| The Milky Way - Songs for Children
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| 2007
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| 60
| Human Nature
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| 2008
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| 61
| live - from alberstien's live concert
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| 2008
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| 62
| Chava Alberstein - the original albums - four collection CD set
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| 2008
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She has also appeared in a number of multi-artist collections, such as the
Yiddish "
Songs of The Vilna Ghetto" and "The Hidden Gate - Jewish Music Around the World."
References
- Haaretz
- Chava Aberstein má ráda izraelskou poušt
- http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/articles/pages/5480/Alberstein-Chava-1947.html#ixzz0NShai89a
- http://aviv2.com/chava/
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- http://www.freemuse.org/sw11404.asp
- 2006 SFJFF (San Francisco Jewish Film Festival) — Interview With Amos Gitaï Michael Guillén, twitchfilm.net July 27, 2006