Nissan Nativ (Hebrew: × ×™×¡×Ÿ × ×ª×™×') (originally Notowicz; 5.
November 1922 â€" 20 April 2008) was an influential Israeli director,
actor and acting teacher.Nissan Nativ was born 1922 (as Nissan
Notowicz) in Munich. In many biographies he is listed as born in
Amsterdam. Possibly Nissan Nativ himself was the source of this
ambiguity. Nissan had two older brothers, Benno Notowitz (1918-1962)
and Nathan Notowicz (1911â€"1968).His family moved from Munich to
Düsseldorf, then in the early 1930s to Amsterdam. Nissan emigrated
without the family to the British Mandate in Palestine in 1937. In
September 1943, his family was deported to the Westerbork transit camp
in the Netherlands and in February 1944, forth to Bergen-Belsen
concentration camp in Germany. The father and brothers survived the
Nazi persecution.Nativ joined the Jewish Brigade during World War II
and served in the Armor Corps. He was a commander during the 1948
Arab-Israeli War. After the war, Nissan Nativ enrolled at the Hebrew
University of Jerusalem.
November 1922 â€" 20 April 2008) was an influential Israeli director,
actor and acting teacher.Nissan Nativ was born 1922 (as Nissan
Notowicz) in Munich. In many biographies he is listed as born in
Amsterdam. Possibly Nissan Nativ himself was the source of this
ambiguity. Nissan had two older brothers, Benno Notowitz (1918-1962)
and Nathan Notowicz (1911â€"1968).His family moved from Munich to
Düsseldorf, then in the early 1930s to Amsterdam. Nissan emigrated
without the family to the British Mandate in Palestine in 1937. In
September 1943, his family was deported to the Westerbork transit camp
in the Netherlands and in February 1944, forth to Bergen-Belsen
concentration camp in Germany. The father and brothers survived the
Nazi persecution.Nativ joined the Jewish Brigade during World War II
and served in the Armor Corps. He was a commander during the 1948
Arab-Israeli War. After the war, Nissan Nativ enrolled at the Hebrew
University of Jerusalem.
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