Miriam Saul Krant, 78; Co-founder of National Center for Jewish Film
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Miriam Saul Krant, 78, a co-founder of the National Center for Jewish Film at Brandeis University who spent more than three decades preserving the visual record of the Jewish people, died from complications of influenza Feb. 26 at a hospital in Boston.
Krant founded the National Center for Jewish Film in 1976 with Sharon Pucker Rivo.
During her 30 years as associate director of the National Center for Jewish Film, Krant worked with filmmakers, educators and film programmers around the world and was responsible for the distribution of the center’s film and video materials.
Her work aided in the preservation of 35 Yiddish feature films and the establishment of the largest collection of Jewish films outside of Israel.
Born in the Bronx, N.Y., Krant lived in Brookline, Mass., for 50 years.
She began her professional career in 1970, creating outreach programs for geriatric patients using 16-millimeter film.
She joined the staff of the Jewish Media Service of the Council of Jewish Federations in 1973.
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