Tova Ben Zvi Explained
| Tova Ben Zvi |
| Native Name: | טובה בן-צבי |
| Native Name Lang: | he |
| Birth Place: | Łódź,  Poland |
| Genre: | Folk music |
| Occupation: | Singer |
| Origin: |  Israel |
| Years Active: | 1959–present |
| Module: | | Embed: | yes | | Awards: | - Człowiek Pojednania (Man of Reconciliation) by the Polish Council of Christians and Jews
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Tova Ben Zvi (Hebrew: טובה בן-צבי; born 1928) is an Israeli singer. She is also a survivor of the Holocaust.
Biography
Ben Zvi was born in Łódź where she lived in the ghetto.[1] Her father was a Jewish cantor.[2] After the ghetto began to be emptied, she was sent to Auschwitz. Later she would find out that she was the only member of her family to survive the Holocaust. After World War II ended, she went to study literature at the University of Jerusalem. Ben Zvi released her first album in 1959. She sings folk music in Yiddish and many of her songs are about reconciliation.[3] [4] [5] [6]
In 2009, Świat Tovy, a Polish documentary about her life, was released.[7] The thirty-minute film was directed by Michał Bukojemski. Ben Zvi was awarded the title of Człowiek Pojednania (Man of Reconciliation) by the Polish Council of Christians and Jews.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Tova Ben-Zvi. 2009. Kawiarnia Literatka. pl. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304140320/http://www.kawiarnialiteratka.pl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=157&Itemid=184. 4 March 2016. 29 June 2018.
- News: Tova Ben Zvi gości w Poznaniu. Zaradniak. Marek. 4 May 2012. Gloswielkopolski.pl. 2018-06-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305013720/http://www.gloswielkopolski.pl/artykul/567947,tova-ben-zvi-gosci-w-poznaniu,id,t.html?cookie=1. 5 March 2016. pl.
- News: Israeli Folk Singer Planning Concert. 21 February 1969. The Miami News. 2018-06-29. en. Newspapers.com.
- News: Folk Singer At Center. 1 February 1969. The Akron Beacon Journal. 2018-06-29. en. Newspapers.com.
- News: U popadii Katarzyny. Turnau. Jan. 8 March 2009. Gazeta.Pl. 2018-06-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20170812023715/http://podroze.gazeta.pl/podroze/1,114158,6877224,U_popadii_Katarzyny.html. 12 August 2017. pl-PL.
- News: Nicht-Jüdin über das Jiddische: "Die Angst steckt noch in jeder Zelle". Schellen. Petra. 2010-10-31. Die Tageszeitung: taz. 2018-06-29. de. 0931-9085.
- News: Wrocław: Spotkanie z Tova Ben-Zvi w Literatce. 30 June 2009. Gloswielkopolski.pl. 2018-06-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20140330231916/http://www.gloswielkopolski.pl/artykul/135654,wroclaw-spotkanie-z-tova-benzvi-w-literatce,id,t.html. 30 March 2014. pl.
