Esther Gamlielit (Hebrew: × ×¡×ª×¨ ×'×ž×œ×™× ×œ×™×ªâ€Ž; March 13, 1919
â€" September 17, 2012) was an Israeli singer and actress who was
popular in the thirties and forties.Gamlielit was born on March 13,
1919 in Egypt to Yemenite-Jewish parents who were en route to
Palestine. After arriving, they settled in the Neve Tzedek quarter of
Tel Aviv and later moved to the Yemenite Quarter.At 16, she joined the
Biblical Ballet, a dance studio mostly consisting of Yemenite Jewish
women which blended Yemenite dance steps with biblical themes. She
gained notoriety as a singer through Biblical Ballet, eventually
appearing on the British Mandate established radio station Kol
Yerushalayim. Gamlielit later joined Ha-Matate, a satirical theater.
While with Matate, she was part of a trio with Shmuel Rodensky and
Jacob Timen.After a performance in Nes Ziyyonah she met Avigdor
Yosippon, who was on guard duty. They fell in love and got married one
week later. Her marriage led to her retiring at 22, although she would
make occasional one-time appearances. In 1960, she was invited by Dahn
Ben-Amotz to perform in a nostalgia show on artists of the Yishuv. In
1994, she was widowed from Avigdor.
â€" September 17, 2012) was an Israeli singer and actress who was
popular in the thirties and forties.Gamlielit was born on March 13,
1919 in Egypt to Yemenite-Jewish parents who were en route to
Palestine. After arriving, they settled in the Neve Tzedek quarter of
Tel Aviv and later moved to the Yemenite Quarter.At 16, she joined the
Biblical Ballet, a dance studio mostly consisting of Yemenite Jewish
women which blended Yemenite dance steps with biblical themes. She
gained notoriety as a singer through Biblical Ballet, eventually
appearing on the British Mandate established radio station Kol
Yerushalayim. Gamlielit later joined Ha-Matate, a satirical theater.
While with Matate, she was part of a trio with Shmuel Rodensky and
Jacob Timen.After a performance in Nes Ziyyonah she met Avigdor
Yosippon, who was on guard duty. They fell in love and got married one
week later. Her marriage led to her retiring at 22, although she would
make occasional one-time appearances. In 1960, she was invited by Dahn
Ben-Amotz to perform in a nostalgia show on artists of the Yishuv. In
1994, she was widowed from Avigdor.
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