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Gad Granach

1915 – 2011

German writer

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About Gad Granach

Lived 1915 – 2011 (aged 95). Gad Granach was a German writer, comedian and actor.

Gad Granach (29 March 1915 – 6 January 2011) was the son of German actor Alexander Granach known for his roles in Nosferatu, Ninotchka, and For Whom the Bell Tolls. Gad Granach fled Germany at the age of 21 during the rise of Nazism, immigrating to the then-British Mandate of Palestine in 1936. He published a memoir entitled Where is Home? Stories from the Life of a German-Jewish Émigré (originally in German: Heimat los! Aus dem Leben eines jüdischen Emigranten) recounting of his early life in Berlin and subsequent life in Israel.

Literature Gad Granach: Where is Home? Stories from the Life of a German-Jewish Émigré, Atara Press, Los Angeles 2009, Gad Granach: Heimat los! Aus dem Leben eines jüdischen Emigranten, Ölbaum-Verlag, Augsburg 1997, ; Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag, Frankfurt 2000, , Random House/Bertelsmann, Munich 2008, Alexander Granach: Da geht ein Mensch, Ölbaum-Verlag, Augsburg 2003, Alexander Granach: There Goes a Mensch: A Memoir, Atara Press, Los Angeles 2019, Alexander Granach: "From the Shtetl to the Stage: The Odyssey of a Wandering Actor" Transaction Publishers, 2010.

Film Israel, Why (Pourquoi Israel), directed by Claude Lanzmann, France, 1973 Granach der Jüngere, directed by Anke Apelt, Germany, 1997 Alexander Granach - Da geht ein Mensch, directed by Angelika Wittlich, Germany, 2012

Audio recordings Ach So! Gad Granach und Henryk Broder on Tour CD, Ölbaum-Verlag, Augsburg 2000,

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Also known as
Gerhard Granach

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Alexander Granach

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Gad Granach?

German writer

When was Gad Granach born?

Gad Granach was born on 29 March 1915 in Rheinsberg.

When did Gad Granach die?

Gad Granach died on 6 January 2011 in Jerusalem.

What was Gad Granach's occupation?

Gad Granach was a writer, comedian and actor.

What nationality was Gad Granach?

Gad Granach was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Gad Granach

· Wikidata: Q215213

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