Israeli singer, lyricist, composer, and arranger Chava Alberstein has been called the most important female folk musician in Israel’s history.
Born into a Jewish family in post-WWII Poland, Chava Alberstein made aliyah (immigrated to Israel) with her parents in 1950.
At the age of 17, Chava was invited to perform in Jaffa. Accompanying herself on guitar, with her brother on clarinet, Chava sang four songs, and the performance was broadcast on Israeli radio. After a television appearance followed, Chava signed a recording contract with CBS.
In the years since, Chava has recorded more than 60 albums, singing in Hebrew, English, and Yiddish, a language she champions both in her own recordings and in her embrace of Yiddish poets.
