Nurith Gertz

Nurith Gertz was born in Israel in 1940. She is professor Emeritus of literature and film at the Open University, has served as section head in the film and television department at Tel Aviv University, and currently head of the culture and production department at Sapir College. She has also taught abroad at UC Berkeley, Brandeis University and University of Paris-VIII. Gertz has published numerous academic studies as well as three works of biographical fiction. The second, Unrepentant, was selected one of the 10 best books of 2008. Gertz has received the Brenner Prize (2009) and the Book Publishers' Association Gold Award (2010).