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VZL 453: The Voice of Shuli Nathan


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Collection(s)Judaic
Catalogue NumberVZL 453
Matrix Number N/A
Record Label Vistas of Israel
Record Format33 1/3 RPM - 12"
Shelf Number801393
Number of TracksN/A
Date RecordedN/A
Album Artists
Notes The Voice of Shuli Nathan

Shuli Nathan was born in England and came to Israel at an early age. After finishing high school, she joined the army and served as a teacher in outlying border settlements. She became famous for her rendition of Jerusalem of Gold, which was sung before the Six Day War and is the last of the 4 selections on this Vistas of Israel program:

1) Be'toret Ha'sha'ar, Open The Gates, is her first song and follows the developing early history of Israel with the displaced of Europe pouring into the new Country.

2) Sher Eris, Lullaby.

3) Puncha, Puncha, in Hebrew, Shoshan, Shoshan (no English translation given) is a song of Judeo-Spanish origin translated into Hebrew.

4) Yerushalayim Shel Zahav, Jerusalem Of Gold.

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1 - The Voice of Shuli Nathan
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