Streisand Adds Tel Aviv Shows to Israel Trip

Barbra Streisand Image by Getty Images

By JTA March 18, 2013

Barbra Streisand will perform two Tel Aviv concerts in Israel in addition to performing at the 90th birthday celebration for President Shimon Peres.

Barbra Streisand Image by Getty Images

The concerts will take place June 15 and 16 at Tel Aviv’s Bloomfield Stadium, Israeli media reported.

On June 18, Streisand will perform at the opening ceremony of the Israeli Presidential Conference, which will be marking Peres’s milestone birthday.

Streisand reportedly has visited Israel many times, and is a strong supporter of Israel, but has never performed in the Jewish state.

One of the best-selling musicians of all time, Streisand has sold some 72.5 million records in the United States. She performed at last month’s Oscars for the first time in 36 years.

Some 4,500 people are expected to attend the Israeli Presidential Conference.

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