C. Hazakyah Hardy-Dia

C. Hazakyah Hardy-Dia, a Jewish Israeli with African-American roots, is a recognized scholar, veteran educator, accomplished performing and recording artist, and former journalist whose news articles were a prominent feature in the US “Black press” in the 1980s.

Raised Catholic, he converted to Judaism in 1987, and immigrated to Israel in October 2004.

He currently resides in the Northern Israeli port city of Haifa, where he teaches English and regularly performs as a guitarist on the famed Masada Street.