Babs in the Holy Land: Barbra Streisand visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem. The famed singer will perform two concerts in Tel Aviv in her Israel debut. Image by Getty Images

Jewish-American singer Barbra Streisand landed in Israel ahead of her debut Israeli performances at the Bloomfield Stadium on June 20 and 22 in Jaffa as part of the Israeli Presidential Conference.

Stepping off the airplane in the early evening, Streisand wore a white jacket, pants and hat, and cradled her pet coton de Tulear dog in her hands as she walked down the stairs.

Streisand later visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem.

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While in Israel, Streisand will stay at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, where the likes of U.S. President Barack Obama have stayed.

Streisand’s two shows in Tel Aviv are expected to attract a total of 32,000 fans. Tickets for the shows on June 20 and 22 are being advertised as starting at NIS 1,100, with VIP entrance costing NIS 3,400.

Streisand arrived in Israel after a concert tour of five European cities: London, Amsterdam, Paris, Cologne and Berlin.

One of the most successful entertainers of all time, Streisand has sold some 72.5 million albums in the United States. In February, she performed at the Academy Awards for the first time in 36 years, and is fondly remembered for her role in the 1983 film adaptation of Isaac Bashevis Singer’s “Yentl.”

Read more at Haaretz.com.

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