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Grisha Starosta was 21 years old when he left his wealthy bourgeois home and followed his dream to become a pioneer in Palestine, but he had to leave the orange groves of Kfar Saba and return to Romania just a few months later when he learned he had a daughter. Many years would pass until he would begin his long journey back to the land of Israel.
Only now, after reading a short article in the newspaper, regarding the story of the ‘Struma’ – a ship carrying Jewish refugees from Romania to Palestine that was sunk in 1942 – will Grisha’s great-grandson begin to uncover the full story.Grisha Starosta was 21 years old when he left his wealthy bourgeois home and followed his dream to become a pioneer in Palestine, but he had to leave the orange groves of Kfar Saba and return to Romania just a few months later when he learned he had a daughter. Many years would pass until he would begin his long journey back to the land of Israel.
Only now, after reading a short article in the newspaper, regarding the story of the ‘Struma’ – a ship carrying Jewish refugees from Romania to Palestine that was sunk in 1942 – will Grisha’s great-grandson begin to uncover the full story.
Festivals and Awards:
Jerusalem International Film Festival ,2002; San Diego Jewish Film Festival,2002; North Carolina Jewish Film Festival ,2002; Bergen County Jewish Film Festival ,2002
Director: Ron Goldman
Producer: Ron Goldman
Cinematographer: Wagon Gabriel, Ido Berlad
Editor: Shai Davidi
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Reshet/Israel's 2nd Channel
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: לה גראנד עקשן
Grisha Starosta was 21 years old when he left his wealthy bourgeois home and followed his dream to become a pioneer in Palestine, but he had to leave the orange groves of Kfar Saba and return to Romania just a few months later when he learned he had a daughter. Many years would pass until he would begin his long journey back to the land of Israel.
Only now, after reading a short article in the newspaper, regarding the story of the ‘Struma’ – a ship carrying Jewish refugees from Romania to Palestine that was sunk in 1942 – will Grisha’s great-grandson begin to uncover the full story.Grisha Starosta was 21 years old when he left his wealthy bourgeois home and followed his dream to become a pioneer in Palestine, but he had to leave the orange groves of Kfar Saba and return to Romania just a few months later when he learned he had a daughter. Many years would pass until he would begin his long journey back to the land of Israel.
Only now, after reading a short article in the newspaper, regarding the story of the ‘Struma’ – a ship carrying Jewish refugees from Romania to Palestine that was sunk in 1942 – will Grisha’s great-grandson begin to uncover the full story.
Festivals and Awards:
Jerusalem International Film Festival ,2002; San Diego Jewish Film Festival,2002; North Carolina Jewish Film Festival ,2002; Bergen County Jewish Film Festival ,2002
![](https://nfct.org.il/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/03/לה-גראנד-עקשן.jpg)
Director: Ron Goldman
Producer: Ron Goldman
Cinematographer: Wagon Gabriel, Ido Berlad
Editor: Shai Davidi
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Reshet/Israel's 2nd Channel
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: לה גראנד עקשן
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