About Nadine Cohodas
Nadine Cohodas is the author of Princess Noire- The
Tumultuous Reign of Nina Simone (Pantheon), which was released last month.
Her previous book was Queen- The Life and Music of Dinah Washington
(Pantheon). She lives in Washington, D.C
Nina Simone: The High Priestess of Jewish Soul
By Nadine Cohodas March 2, 2010
There’s this video that’s been floating around for a few years of Nina Simone covering the Israeli folk song “Eretz Zavat Chalav u’Dvash” (Land of Milk and Honey), but there has never been an adequate explanation as to why the … Read More



