Itzik Kala

Israeli singer of Kurdish Jewish descent

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Itzhak "Itzik" Kala (Hebrew: איציק קלה) is an Israeli singer of Kurdish-Jewish descent who sings in Aramaic, Kurdish and Hebrew.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] He has released over 30 studio albums.

He is married to Ziona Kala.^[5]^[6]

In late 2012 his wife was severely injured by four Palestinian stone-throwers, spending several weeks in intensive care. The perpetrators (three of whom were minors) were arrested by the Israel Defense Forces in Husan.^[5]

References

^ Berman, Lazar (30 September 2013). "Cultural pride, and unlikely guests, at Kurdish Jewish festival". Times of Israel. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
^ Horowitz, Amy (2010). Mediterranean Israeli Music and the Politics of the Aesthetic. Wayne State University Press. p. 167.
^ Avrahami, Avner (29 April 2010). "Family Affair". Haaretz. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
^ Toueg, Eyal (9 March 2006). "Club Med". Haaretz. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
^ ^a ^b Yonah Jeremy, Bob (18 June 2015). "IDF Court sentences 4 Palestinians for infamous rock throwing incident". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
^ Lappin, Yaakov (1 September 2013). "IDF nabs 2 terror cells linked to West Bank rioting". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 9 July 2015.