Jakob Jonilowicz he, יעקב יונילוביץ (1908–1975) was an Israeli cinematographer.
Jonilowicz was born in Vilna (later
Vilnius
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),
Russian Empire
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. He studied cinematography in Paris.
In 1936 he was the director of photography for the film ''
Yidl Mitn Fidl'', ''Yiddle with his Fiddle''.
After
the 1939 German invasion of Poland, Jonilowicz returned to his hometown to help his family. After he survived the
Holocaust
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, he was director of photography for ''
Long Is the Road'', a German film made in 1947 and 1948. Later he moved to
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
.
Jonilowicz was cinematographer on the following films:
* ''Tent City'' – Ir Ha’ohalim, Israel, 1951
* ''Et La Noce Dansait'' presented in
Cannes Film Festival
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, 1952
* ''Break of Day'', Israel, 1952–1953
* ''Transition'', US, 1954
In 1961 in Jerusalem, he filmed the
trial
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of
Nazi
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war criminal