One of Israel`s most famous singers, Yaffa Yarkoni entertaina at the Lautenberg Family Center in Whippany, New Jersey, on May 12, 1997. The occasion was a celebration of Israel`s Independence Day. Dubbed the `songstress of the wars,` Yarkoni could always be counted on to sing for the troops during times of war. She died in Tel Aviv, Israel on January 1, 2012, at the age 0f 86.
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