Her mother, Yehudith Zeidenberg, who came from Bessarabia. Bat Chaim's suc- cess as a musician was beyond any expectations. Within several years she composed more than four hundred pieces and was established as a productive and significant composer. Many of her works are frequently performed and recorded by soloists, en- sembles and orchestras, as well as by herself. In particular she has enjoyed aclose mu- sical association with the world-famous clarinetist Giora Feidman, whom she married in 1975. Many of her compositions are included in his permanent repertoire. There are numerous CD albums of Feidman featuring her works. She also contributed to the soundtracks of various important films such as the German film Jeneseits Der Stille (Beyond Silence, which in 1998 was nominated for an Academy Award for best foreign film) and the film Comedian Harmonists. Two of her CDs won the annual Echo Classics Award, one of the most important German classical music accolades: Silence and Beyond (1997) and Love (2003) both feature Feidman playing works by Bat Chaim. The piece "Love" was given its world premiere in the Bundestag in Berlin on January 27, 2000, by Feidman and members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. "Love" symbolizes the spirit offreedom and oneness among humanity. This was ahigh peak in her rapid career. Her original music was also featured in theater plays such as Isaac Bashevis Singer's Meshugge Von Hoffnung and The Golem.