A LIFE IN ISRAELI FOLK MUSIC

Geula
Zohar.

Israeli folk singer.
Our Sabta.

Geula sang in Hebrew, Yiddish, English, Greek, and Spanish. Her family has gathered her recordings, photographs, and story here.

Geula Zohar, a studio portrait
GEULA ZOHAR PEDHAZUR גאולה זוהר
ISRAELI FOLK SONGSTIKVA RECORDSFAMILY PHOTOGRAPHSגאולה זוהר

THE RECORD COLLECTION

Her three records.

Explore all 29 songs

Geula recorded three albums for Tikva Records. Listen to the 29 songs preserved on the original family website, with the record sleeves and recording credits.

Geula with the Shalom TrioTHE SHALOM TRIO · FROM THE FAMILY ARCHIVE

GEULA & THE SHALOM TRIO

From Petach Tikva
to New York.

Born in Petach Tikva, Geula began performing in Melbourne after moving there with Elazar and their daughter Liora in 1955.

In New York, she formed the Shalom Trio with two Israeli musicians. The trio toured the United States and Canada, and her solo performances also took her to South America.

Read her biography

THE PHOTO ALBUM

On stage and at home.

Open the photo album

PERFORMANCE HISTORY

Newspaper notices and a radio interview.

Read the 1968 announcements from Mexico City and Providence, find the reference to her 2013 interview, and learn about the recording of “At Va’Ani.”

Read the archive notes ↗

FROM HER FAMILY

Our Sabta.

Geula sang at family celebrations as well as on stage. In 2001, she sang “Sunrise, Sunset” at her grandson Alex’s wedding to Alissa.

Remembering Geula and Elazar

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