Ruthi Navon Zmora (Hebrew: רותי × ×'ון; born 1954) is an Israeli
Jewish singer and actress. She first came to prominence in the 1970s
with her role in the Broadway musical Don't Step on My Olive Branch
and her self-titled debut album, which sold well in her home country.
After becoming religious through Chabad, she began a new career in the
1980s as a religious Jewish singer, beginning with the album Lead Me
to Your Way (1988), which was marked "For Women Only" in accordance
with kol isha. She has toured throughout the United States, Europe,
and South Africa.Navon was born in 1954 in Haifa, Israel to Yitzhak
Navon, a former Israeli ambassador to Thailand, and Miriam Navon, a
painter. Both of her parents sang; her father was a tenor, while her
mother was a coloratura soprano. As a teenager, she served in the
Israel Defense Forces and performed in the army's Entertainment
Corps.Navon became a baalat teshuva to Chabad Judaism in her 20s. Her
spiritual searching began in 1974, when she survived a car accident
that killed a 21-year-old woman. She was further motivated to
observance after meeting with the Lubavitcher Rebbe while living in
Manhattan.Navon played the lead role in Don't Call Me Black (1972), an
Israeli musical about race relations. Her self-titled debut album,
released in 1973 by Hed Arzi Music, featured compositions from Nurit
Hirsh, Kobi Oshrat, Yehonatan Geffen, Misha Segal, Dan Almagor, Yair
Rosenblum, Leah Goldberg, and Ehud Manor. She performed the song
Netzach Yisrael Lo Yeshaker at Israel's 25th Independence Day
celebration. Her music was used on the Channel 1 children's program
Rosh Kruv (Cabbage Head).
Jewish singer and actress. She first came to prominence in the 1970s
with her role in the Broadway musical Don't Step on My Olive Branch
and her self-titled debut album, which sold well in her home country.
After becoming religious through Chabad, she began a new career in the
1980s as a religious Jewish singer, beginning with the album Lead Me
to Your Way (1988), which was marked "For Women Only" in accordance
with kol isha. She has toured throughout the United States, Europe,
and South Africa.Navon was born in 1954 in Haifa, Israel to Yitzhak
Navon, a former Israeli ambassador to Thailand, and Miriam Navon, a
painter. Both of her parents sang; her father was a tenor, while her
mother was a coloratura soprano. As a teenager, she served in the
Israel Defense Forces and performed in the army's Entertainment
Corps.Navon became a baalat teshuva to Chabad Judaism in her 20s. Her
spiritual searching began in 1974, when she survived a car accident
that killed a 21-year-old woman. She was further motivated to
observance after meeting with the Lubavitcher Rebbe while living in
Manhattan.Navon played the lead role in Don't Call Me Black (1972), an
Israeli musical about race relations. Her self-titled debut album,
released in 1973 by Hed Arzi Music, featured compositions from Nurit
Hirsh, Kobi Oshrat, Yehonatan Geffen, Misha Segal, Dan Almagor, Yair
Rosenblum, Leah Goldberg, and Ehud Manor. She performed the song
Netzach Yisrael Lo Yeshaker at Israel's 25th Independence Day
celebration. Her music was used on the Channel 1 children's program
Rosh Kruv (Cabbage Head).
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