(New Republic) Joseph Braude - Israel's first lady of song, Shoshana Damari, died on Tuesday in Tel Aviv; reportedly her best-loved ballad, "Kalaniyot" ("Anemones"), played in her room as she passed away. Damari, whose life began in a humble Yemeni village, helped through her music to revive the modern Hebrew language. Four generations of Jews, reenfranchised in their historic homeland, both fell in love and fought for their lives to the stirring sound of her voice.
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