Ruth Dolores Weiss (; born February 23, 1978, in

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) is an Israeli musician. She released her second studio album, ''Be'Ivrit'' (literally, "In Hebrew"), to critical acclaim in Israel in August 2008. Ben Shalev, Israel's top music critic, writing about the album in ''

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'', said, "Amazing. There is no other word to describe the encounter with the voice, talent, sensitivity, emotion and spirit of Ruth Dolores Weiss." Another Israeli music critic, David Peretz, one of the first to hear Weiss' songs, said it was like discovering

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in Ashkelon, her hometown. Weiss' previous album, ''Come See (Raw Versions)'', was released in 2004. Weiss lived in

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, for a few years before releasing ''Be'Ivrit'', but returned to live in Israel with her family to tour, perform and record. She also composed the soundtrack for the 2012 film ''Hayuta and Berl''.

Discography

* Come See (Raw Versions) (2004) * In Hebrew (2008) * My Middle Name is Misery (2011) * In the Language of the People (2014)

External links

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Notes and references

1978 births Living people 21st-century Israeli women singers Israeli pop singers Israeli women pop singers People from Ashkelon 21st-century Israeli women pianists 21st-century Israeli pianists Hebrew-language singers {{Israel-musician-stub