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| בת אלה | |
 Bat Ella | |
| Born | 1966 |
| Citizenship | Israeli |
| Education | Hebrew University of Jerusalem,Xavier University, Levinsky College of Education |
| Occupation | Singer.Musician |
| Children | 4 |
Bat Ella Birnbaum (Known by her stage nameBat Ella, born at1966 inDimona, Israel) is an Israelisinger-songwriter andmusician.
Bat Ella was born inDimona to Yael and Yitzchak, members of the Persian andAleppo communities which founded Dimona in the 1950s.[1]She grew up in a musical household.[2]
At the age of 9, she participated in the 6th Children's Songs Festival (1976) with the singersIlana Rubina and Miri Aloni.[3]
At the age of 16, she sent on behalf ofthe scout movement, as part of the "Friendship Caravan" band, to the summer camps and Jewish communities inNorth America.[4]
In 1990 she completed her studies for abachelor's degree inoriental studies andpolitical science at theHebrew University of Jerusalem. During her studies she met her husbandDaniel Birnbaum.[5][irrelevant citation]At the end of their studies, the two moved to theUnited States to study for amaster's degree, where they lived for ten years and started their family of four children.[3]
In 1994, she began working, performing and creating with the Jewish-American singer and creator Debbie Friedman.[6] The collaboration between the two included concert tours in the United States, England and Sweden with repertoire and musical arrangements that connected Judaism and Israeliness.[4]
Upon her return to Israel in 2003, she became a member of the TALI Foundation's network of state schools and kindergartens[7] and for more than ten years she conducted "Jewish-Israeli musical experience" programs for children, teachers and parents and produced and managed musical conferences.[3]
In 2010, she became friends with the musician Amos Ben-David[1] and with him she released three solo albums,[3] including "Lekhi Lech" (2015),[8] from the songs of the Jewish-American singer and composer Debbie Friedman, which were translated into Hebrew for the first time.[9]
In the winter of 2021, she initiated and produced a series of tribute shows to mark the tenth anniversary of Debbie Friedman's death,[10] including the performance of Debbie Friedman's songs in Hebrew, at the Rabin Center Tel Aviv, on the American television networkJewish Life Television, on broadcasts of the JMI Jewish Music Institute in England and more.[11][12]
In June 2022, she appeared at the Park Avenue Synagogue in New York,[13] together with cantor Azi Schwartz in a celebratory concert that was the opening of an international concert tour.[14]
She has collaborated over the years with a large number of artists and cultural leaders including cantorAzi Schwartz (New York),[15] the Raanana Symphonette Orchestra,[16] Rabbi Benny Lau (929: Tanakh B'yachad), the pianist Guy Mintos,[16] the violinist Nitzan-Chen Razel, soloist of the Nazareth Hiva Tahish Orchestra, and with her son, the musician Nitzan Birnbaum.[17]
Bat Ella and Daniel Birnbaum live in Tel Mond, and have four children.[3]
