Natan Gross


Natan Gross was Polish and Israeli screenwriter, director, producer, film critic and historian, poet, writer, translator, editor and publisher writing in Polish and Hebrew. While in Poland, until 1950, he shot about 10 feature and documentary films in Yiddish, mostly with film studio. In Israel he shot about 100 documentaries and several feature films

Filmography

  • 1946–1949: Yidishe film kronik
  • 1947: Der weg cum gezunt
  • 1947: Der yidisher yishuv in Niderschlezien
  • 1948: Der finfter yartzeit un ojfsztand in warszewer geto
  • 1948: Undzere kinder
  • 1948:
  • 1948: ORT
  • 1948: Joint
  • 1949: אחרי אלפיים שנה
  • 1949: Kadima Gordonia
  • 1962: Joseph the [Dreamer (film)|Joseph the Dreamer]
  • 1963:

Books

  • 1986: , autobiography. The book title refers to his fake Polish name, Franciszek Grymek, used to avoid the Holocaust.
  • *1991:Kim pan jest, panie Grymek? Translation from Hebrew to Polish
  • *2001: English translation by William R. Brand
  • Toldot ha-kolnoa ha-Yehudi be-Polin: 1910–1950/ The Jewish Film in Poland: 1910–1950. .
  • *Polish title: Film Żydowski w Polsce, 2002

Awards

Family

Natan, born to Jakub and Sarah, had brothers Yoram Gross born Jerzy, and Jozef, and sister Klara. He was married to Shulamit Gross with whom he had son and daughter Aliza.