Nathan Axelrod

Nathan Axelrod (7 April 1905 – 6 October 1987) was a Belarusian and Israeli pioneering filmmaker. He is known for his "Carmel Diary" newsreels he produced for some 30 years, and his feature-length films.

Life and career Nathan Axelrod was born on 7 April 1905, in Dubrovna, Russian Empire (now Belarus), to a Jewish family.

He and his wife Leah had four sons.

Death and legacy Axelrod died on 6 October 1987, and was survived by his wife, three sons, and grandchildren.

His granddaughter Naama Axelrod was interviewed about his life by Rotem Pesachovish Paz. Many of his newsreels are preserved as the Nathan Axelrod Newsreel Collection at the Jerusalem Cinematheque's Israel Film Archive.

Filmography Oded the Wanderer (1932), as cinematographer and editor M'Al Hahuravot / Me’al ha-khoravot (Over the Ruins) (1938), as producer Don Quixote and Sa'ad Pancha (; 1956), as producer True Story of Palestine (; 1962), as director along with Joel Silberg and Uri Zohar Girls' Paradise Eilat (1964)