Acclaimed Israeli writer and poet brought Jewish music to the masses
The late folk icon’s performance was the first ever to feature the instrument
His recording of ‘Tzena Tzena’ brought sounds of Israel to Americans in 1950
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When the Weavers recorded the popular Israeli folk song ‘Tzena Tzena’ in 1950, they did more than legitimize a strain of musical culture; they introduced Israel to a generation of young Americans
