Nechama Hendel
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Nechama 'Nama' Hendel was an Israeli singer.
She began in the IDF Nahal music troupe,http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1102471.htmlhttp://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1208422655647&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FPrinter and came out of the Tsahal music scene in the 1950s, first in the duet "Ran veNama" – with Ran Eliran
– then later as a solo act. In 1958, Ron Eliran and Hendel were introduced to American audiences by their appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show
performing "Tzena Tzena
".
Hendel possessed one of the most beautiful voices in Israel
. She became world famous with her smash hit "Machar
" ("Tomorrow")- composed by Naomi Shemer
featured on the "Jerusalem of Gold" album. She recorded many more of Shemer's songs.
Hendel recorded not only in Hebrew
,http://www.forward.com/articles/3461/ but in Yiddish as well and was one of the artists included on a Yiddish compilation called "Songs of The Vilna Ghetto
" for CBS Records
in Israel.
In 1998, Hendel voiced Gradnmother Willow in the Hebrew Version of the Animated Movie Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
, And also Grandmother Fa in the Hebrew version of The Animated Movie "Mulan
", Which released three months before her death from cardiac arrest
on September 29.
She began in the IDF Nahal music troupe,http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1102471.htmlhttp://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1208422655647&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FPrinter and came out of the Tsahal music scene in the 1950s, first in the duet "Ran veNama" – with Ran Eliran
Ran Eliran
Ron Eliran or Ran Eliran is known as "Israel's Ambassador of Song" and is known for his song, Sharm el-Sheikh, which sold over 500,000 copies.- Early life :...
– then later as a solo act. In 1958, Ron Eliran and Hendel were introduced to American audiences by their appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan....
performing "Tzena Tzena
Tzena, Tzena, Tzena
"Tzena, Tzena, Tzena" is a song, originally written in Hebrew by Issachar Miron , a Polish emigrant to what was then The British Mandate of Palestine but is now Israel, and Jehiel Hagges .-History and development:...
".
Hendel possessed one of the most beautiful voices in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. She became world famous with her smash hit "Machar
Machar
Machar may refer to:* Agnes Maule Machar , Canadian author* Josef Svatopluk Machar , Czech poet and essayist* Machair, a type of fertile low-lying raised beach* machar, a transliteration of the Hebrew word meaning "tomorrow"...
" ("Tomorrow")- composed by Naomi Shemer
Naomi Shemer
Naomi Shemer was a leading Israeli songwriter hailed as the "first lady of Israeli song and poetry."-Biography:Naomi Sapir was born on Kvutzat Kinneret, a kibbutz her parents had helped found, on the shores of the Sea of Galilee. In the 1950s she served in the Israeli Defense Force's Nahal...
featured on the "Jerusalem of Gold" album. She recorded many more of Shemer's songs.
Hendel recorded not only in Hebrew
Hebrew language
Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
,http://www.forward.com/articles/3461/ but in Yiddish as well and was one of the artists included on a Yiddish compilation called "Songs of The Vilna Ghetto
Songs of The Vilna Ghetto
Songs of the Vilna Ghetto is a now out-of-print album featuring Yiddish songs from the World War II era. The traditional songs are sung by Nechama Hendel, Chava Alberstein, and Shimon Israeli with accompaniment from the CBS Israel Orchestra and Choir, conducted by Gil Aldema...
" for CBS Records
CBS Records
CBS Records is a record label founded by CBS Corporation in 2006 to take advantage of music from its entertainment properties owned by CBS Television Studios. The initial label roster consisted of only three artists; rock band Señor Happy and singer/songwriters Will Dailey and P.J...
in Israel.
In 1998, Hendel voiced Gradnmother Willow in the Hebrew Version of the Animated Movie Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World is a 1998 straight-to-video sequel to the 1995 Disney film Pocahontas. The film is inspired by true events in the life of Pocahontas which took place several years after her encounter with John Smith and the founders of Jamestown...
, And also Grandmother Fa in the Hebrew version of The Animated Movie "Mulan
Mulan
Mulan is a 1998 American animated film directed by Tony Bancroft and Barry Cook, with story by Robert D. San Souci and screenplay by Rita Hsiao, Philip LaZebnik, Chris Sanders, Eugenia Bostwick-Singer, and Raymond Singer. It was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney...
", Which released three months before her death from cardiac arrest
Cardiac arrest
Cardiac arrest, is the cessation of normal circulation of the blood due to failure of the heart to contract effectively...
on September 29.
External links
- Daliot, Yisrael. "Nechama Hendel." Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia. March 1, 2009. Jewish Women's Archive. January 5, 2010