Gita Luka (Hebrew: ×''ט×" לוק×"‎; September 5, 1921 â€" August
22, 2001) was an Israeli actress, comedian and singer.Born in Romania,
Luka had an impoverished childhood in a Jewish ghetto. She began
attending and participating in Yiddish theatre groups when she reached
her early 20s. In 1948, Luka and her family emigrated to Israel after
surviving the Holocaust and made her career debut as a singer at the
beginning of the War of Independence. Aside from performing songs in
Hebrew, Luka also performed in Yiddish and Romanian.Luka performed
frequently as a singer in satire sketches at the Li-La-Lo Theatre and
she starred in numerous musical adaptations of plays such as Heidi in
1969. She also made appearances at the Habima Theatre as well as at
Hasimta Theatre and the Haifa Theatre. On screen, Luka participated in
films such as Kazablan, One Pound Only and The Flying Matchmaker.
22, 2001) was an Israeli actress, comedian and singer.Born in Romania,
Luka had an impoverished childhood in a Jewish ghetto. She began
attending and participating in Yiddish theatre groups when she reached
her early 20s. In 1948, Luka and her family emigrated to Israel after
surviving the Holocaust and made her career debut as a singer at the
beginning of the War of Independence. Aside from performing songs in
Hebrew, Luka also performed in Yiddish and Romanian.Luka performed
frequently as a singer in satire sketches at the Li-La-Lo Theatre and
she starred in numerous musical adaptations of plays such as Heidi in
1969. She also made appearances at the Habima Theatre as well as at
Hasimta Theatre and the Haifa Theatre. On screen, Luka participated in
films such as Kazablan, One Pound Only and The Flying Matchmaker.
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