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FORMER YUGOSLAVIA

Countries formed from 1990's political division of old Yugoslavia      Number of Cemeteries
   Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 26
   Republic of Croatia 67
   Kosovo (formerly part of Serbia)
   Republic of Macedonia 4
   Republic of Montenegro 0
   Republic of Serbia 86
   Republic of Slovenia 7


Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

THE JEWISH COMMUNITY

26 Jewish cemeteries were identified in this country as of 1999. Source: Srdjan Matic, MD, 40 West 95th Street, Apt. 1-B, New York, NY 10025; (212) 222-7783.

http://www.heritagefilms.com/YUGOSLAVIA.html [January 2001]

THE CEMETERIES
BIHAC: see Jezero-Privilica

JEZERO-PRIVILICA:
Beth Olam Cemetery: The abandoned cemetery is in the town of Jezero-Privilica, about 15 minutes from Bihac, the canton’s main city. Near Bihac in the Una-Sana canton, a mountainous northwest region that is 90% Muslim with no Jewish population. Before World War II, about 14,000 Jews lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Jewish presence there dates back to the Spanish Inquisition. During the war, the area was controlled by the pro-Nazi Croatian Ustace government. Only 4,000 Jews are believed to have survived the 1941 deportations and executions, carried out, according to some sources, with Bosnia Muslim collaborators. After the 1991 Yugoslav civil war broke out, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee airlifted more than 2,000 Jews from Bosnia to Israel, where most remained.
    The site is being restored through the efforts of the local Muslim authorities and a Canadian Jewish soldier stationed there, Lt. Gabriel Granatstein. A local municipal leader, Salko Rekanovic, a Muslim, approached Canadian and other international forces about helping fix up the cemetery. All Rekanovic was asking for was 2,500 euros, or about $3,800 (Cdn). Granatstein the site described as a “trash pit” surrounded by homes. Only about a dozen monuments are clearly visible, with others probably sunken. Once enclosed by a stone wall, only a fragment is left. There is no sign. Hebrew inscriptions are on the grave markers. Jacob Finci is the president of the 500-member Bosnian Jewish community in Sarajevo, a seven-hour drive from Bihac. Granatstein's family raised $2,800. Maj. Josip Zunic and Capt. James Houlihan, his commanders, met with Hamdija Lipovaca, the mayor of Bihac, a town of less than 30,000, who agreed to match the amount that Granatstein had raised and pledged to look after the cemetery indefinitely. The money is enough to put up a basic fence and a plaque, as well as clean out the cemetery and keep the grass cut.
    The Beth Olam cemetery dates from about 1800. A lot more work could be done to restore the monuments. A contractor was expected to be hired this week and work to begin shortly. Source: http://www.cjnews.com/viewarticle.asp?id=11173 [February 2006]

MOSTAR:
Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1992. (See page 256) Extracted by Elaine B. Kolinsky.
http://w3.tyenet.com/kozlich/SYN.htm


ROGATICA:
Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1992. (See page 256) Extracted by Elaine B. Kolinsky.

SARAJEVO:
http://www.pixelpress.org/bosnia/sarajevo/sa10a.html [January 2001]
      Report on the Restoration of the Old Jewish Cemetery in Sarajevo; Based on a site visit to Sarajevo. By Samuel Gruber, Research Director, US Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad: http://www.preservationcommission .org/
      The restoration of the Jewish cemetery of Sarajevo, Bosnia, which was heavily damaged and subsequently mined during the long siege of Sarajevo, is the goal of an international effort now underway.
      The first phase of this process consisted of the de-mining of the cemetery site. This was completed in 1998. The second phase of the process is the restoration of the synagogue/pre-burial house, and this is now in process, and on a recent visit to the site I was able to see the extent of the work and better evaluate some aspects of the project.
      Overall, the condition of the cemetery is good considering the violence that took place on the site for so long. Most graves are undisturbed, or are not, at any rate, more damaged than they were prior to 1992. With the exception of a few rows of graves immediately off the main path, most grave monuments and gravestones are not disturbed, though many have bullet holes or other small breaks due to bullets or shrapnel.
      Some trenches that had been dug by occupying troops in certain areas of the cemetery do not appear to have disturbed graves. These trenches have already been filled in.
      Substantial damage, however, has been done to the cement/concrete perimeter wall. This has been damaged throughout, and large sections have been completely destroyed. Rebuilding of this wall is an important aspect of the restoration project. It is of some urgency, since the openness of the cemetery now encourages the theft of gravestones for building material - something in short supply in the worn-torn region (this mirrors the situation of Jewish cemeteries in post World War II Europe, when they were frequently used a stone quarries for local rebuilding efforts.)
      An additional problem at the cemetery is unrelated to the recent war, but does pose of potential threat to parts of the cemetery and to the synagogue/pre-burial house. Examination of the building's foundations and the adjacent area has revealed some instability in the soil due to pressure built up on the hillside. Redesigning the low retaining wall that separates the synagogue/pre-burial house from the rest of the cemetery might relieve part of this pressure. Allowing better drainage from the cemetery slope and diverting drainage from the building might also sole the problem. Examination of the building foundations showed no weakness not settlement that affects the building's structural integrity. While water handling form the building is being addressed in the first phases of exterior work, the overall drainage of the cemetery will be treated at a later time. Background:
      The Sarajevo cemetery, located outside the town on Mount Trebevic, is one of the most famed Sephardic burial grounds in the world. Founded in 1630, when Rabbi Samuel Baruch rented the land, it is the oldest intact burial ground of any religious group in Sarajevo and is known for its age and beauty.
      During the siege of Sarajevo, the Jewish cemetery was in the front line of fighting and was used as an important artillery position by Bosnia Serbs. The damage to the cemetery and nearby buildings was mostly caused by returned fire from the city below. The Bosnian Serbs extensively mined the cemetery before their withdrawal. The Bosnia-Herzegovina Mine Action Center which was responsible for prioritizing de-mining tasks, asked the Norwegian People's Aid (NPA), an international group assisting post-war reconstruction in Bosnia, to de-mine the cemetery because of its historic significance, as well as its proximity to inhabited areas. As a result, the NPA began cleared 32,000 square meters of land, removing 60-70 land mines and approximately 100 pieces of unexploded ordinance, mostly artillery shells. The cemetery clearance ended in August, and on September 15, 1998, the cemetery was officially returned to the Jewish community for reopening. The cemetery walls and much the site, however, remain badly damaged.
      The cemetery is on a rather steep hill, which rises even more just beyond it. Clusters of what were family houses flank the site, and these houses extend behind as well. Many of these houses are now in ruins.
      The cemetery occupies a square area approximately 200 x 200 meters in size, surrounded by a masonry wall surmounted in places by a metal fence. This wall is now also heavily damaged. The cemetery is entered through a triple arched gateway that leads into the modern section. A stepped path leads up the hill towards a holocaust monument. To the left of the path is a section of gravestones removed to this site when the city's Ashkenazi cemetery was destroyed in the 1960s. The oldest stones in the cemetery are in the other sections, mostly set away from the walls.
      In the front area is the large, elaborate ceremonial hall, reportedly built between 1926 and 1930 after designs by architect Franz Scheiding. This building, which had only recently been fully restored, was shelled and burned in 1994. It is the restoration of this structure that is the first phase of renovating the cemetery complex History:
      Like many centers of the Ottoman Empire, Sarajevo provided a haven for Jewish refugees from Iberia after the expulsion of Jews from Spain in 1492, and the subsequent persecutions and forced conversion to Christianity in Spanish and Portuguese lands throughout the world. Spanish-speaking Jews settled in Sarajevo in the 16th century and the ruling pasha built a Jewish quarter for them by the end of the century, including a synagogue, a great courtyard and housing for the poor. This was not a ghetto, as Jews had freedom of movement and also lived elsewhere, but the congregation of Jews into one quarter was in keeping with historic patterns from Spain, and also the custom of segregating "nationalities" in cities of the Byzantine and subsequently Ottoman empires. The Jewish quarter, known as El Cortio, burned down in 1879, but the Old Synagogue was rebuilt and after World War II it became the Jewish Museum.
      Before World War II, about 12,000 Jews lived in Sarajevo. Of these, approximately 8,000 perished in the Holocaust. Before the recent war, approximately 1,000 Jews lived in the city. Today, about six hundred Sarajevans identify themselves as Jewish, including Dr. Igor Gaon, former mayor of the Central City of Sarajevo. During the siege of Sarajevo, he was in charge of Benevolencija's medical services.
      In her guidebook to Jewish sites in Eastern Europe, Jewish Heritage Travel, journalist Ruth Ellen Gruber described the site, this way: "[The] big, slightly rounded blocks with Hebrew inscriptions on one face, thrust out of the ground on the hillside like miniature pillboxes, making an eerie, unforgettable site. This type of tombstone in fact resembles the medieval Christian stecaks, big blocky grave markers shaped like sarcophagi and often featuring vigorous relief carving that are particularly common in Bosnia and Herzegovina."
      The stones were quarried in a stone-pit near the cemetery and carried to the site. Most are almost identical in size and form, giving the hillside a patterned look. Only the gravestones of prominent rabbis and scholars were larger or more lavish. The older stones are only inscribed in Hebrew. Later stones are in Hebrew and Spanish. Restoration
      The synagogue/pre-burial house had been completely restored in the 1980s, with completion in 1990. Traces of this restoration work can still be seen clearly on the exterior - especially in the reworked moldings surround the doorways and windows, and on the interior, where traces of the repainted wall inscriptions still survive. The new restoration is based in large part on the prior work. Some design changes, however, are being incorporated - such as the transformation of the basement level into a caretaker's apartment. The discovery since 1990 of some historic photographs of the building are also allowing some changes in details, such as the reintroduction of the small chimneys on two of the corners of the central roof.
      A major change to the building in the present restoration is the use of copper sheathing to cover the exterior of the roof. This replaces an earlier roof cover of zinc, a common roofing material at the time of construction and a less costly alternative to copper. The decision to use copper was based its resistance to corrosion and its long lifetime. In time, the coppery sheen will take on the more typical green patina of copper that has been exposed to the elements.
      The Jewish Community of Sarajevo has engaged architects Sakib Okivic, Berislav Kutni, and Krvavac Zijo to prepare the conservation and restoration plan for the synagogue/pre-burial house. This plan, in a preliminary English translation is attached. A more complete translation will be sent as soon as it is ready. [written October 2000, entry with the author's permission in March 2001] ....... Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1992. (See pages p253-255) Extracted by Elaine B. Kolinsky. (256: Stolac, Travnik, Visegrad, Visoko, Zenica, Zvornik)
The Jewish Museum lists all the 11,000 Sarajevo Jewish victims of the Holocaust.
http://www.nato.int/sfor/engineers/mines/jewishcemetry/photo1jewcem.htm: Demining the cemetery photo.
     An old cemetery with interesting grave markers is on Nevesinjska Street.
     The Sephardic Jewish cemetery served as a strategic sniper post during the Bosnian War and sustained significant damage. The site was extensively mined. The US Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad has been actively determining whether any landmines remain here. Source: US Commission Newsletter, vol. 2, issue 1, Summer 1999.
   UPDATE:   http://www.hum.huji.ac.il/cja/NL15-yugoslavia.htm Newsletter article from the Center for Jewish Art, Summer 2000, (has cemetery picture)
      "The shape of the tombstones in the Sarajevo cemetery is unusual. The monolithic rounded forms recall to some extent gravestones of the Bogumils, a Nestorian Christian schismatic sect, who lived in the region between the Black Sea and the Adriatic Sea until the arrival of the Ottomans. Most of the stones are inscribed both in Hebrew and Judeo-Spanish, with epigraphs written in poetic form. Directly on the line between Serbs and Bosnians, the entire cemetery endured great damage during the last civil war."
http://www.hum.huji.ac.il/cja/NL15-yugoslavia.htm
     "The Sephardi Jewish cemetery in Sarajevo is one of the most important Jewish burial grounds in Europe because of the shape of the tombstones and the ancient Ladino inscriptions on them." [July 2002]
    UPDATE: I visited the site on September 26. Part of the recent fighting occurred within the cemetery. The site was used to fire on the city and was mined. Stay on the walkways to avoid any unfortunate incidents with landmines. Richard C. Sadove, MD, sadove@netvision.net.il [October 2003]

Republic of Croatia

THE JEWISH COMMUNITY

THE CEMETERIES

BELI MANASTIR:
BJELOVAR:
CAKOVEC: (Hungarian: Csakaturn)
CEPIN:
CERNIK:
CSAKATURN: Hungarian, see Cakovec

DALJ:
DARDA:
DARUVAR:
DJAKOVO:
DJURDJEVAC:
DOLNY MIHOLJAC:
See: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1992. (Page 244)

DONJA DUBRAVA:
DONJI MIHOLJAC:
DUBROVNIK:
The Jewish Community of Dubrovnik: http://www.bh.org.il/Communities/Archive/Dubrovnik.asp [October 2000] GRUBISNO POLJE:
Jewish community belonged to the J.C. in Daruvar. Jewish Population: 1931-63; 1941- 45; 1947-0; and 1994-0. Source: Srdjan Matic, MD, 40 West 95th Street, Apt. 1-B, New York, NY 10025. (212) 222-7783.

ILOK:

JASENOVAC:
See: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1992. (Page 242)

KARLOVAC:
 50 km SW of Zagreb.  Synagogue was built in 1848 and abandoned in 1941. Sold in 1952, the building was demolished. The Jewish community, established in 1815, closed in 1952. Jewish Population: 1925/26- 400; 1930- 400; 1931- 466; 1937/38- 330; 1941-300; 1947- 39; 1994-5. See: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1992. (page 244)
http://www.isjm.org/jhr/nos3-4/croatcem.htm KOPRIVNICA:
"Synagogue at Svilarska St. was built in 1875 by Julius Deutsch, renovated in 1937 by Slavko Loewy, abandoned in 1941, and sold in 1948. The building still exists in 2000. The Jewish Community, established in 19th century, closed in 1952. Source: Srdjan Matic, MD, 40 West 95th Street, Apt. 1-B, New York, NY 10025. (212) 222-7783. Jewish Population: 1810-23; 1847-40; 1869-119; 1921-359; 1925/26- 360; 1930- 410; 1931- 474; 1937/38- 389; 1941-180; 1947- ?; 1994-28." See: Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to East-Central Europe by Ruth Ellen Gruber. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1992. (Page 244) KOTORIBA:
KNEZEVI VINOGRADI:
Synagogue was abandoned in 1914 and sold in 1948. The building still exists [1994]. Jewish Community existed until 1914, afterwards belonged to the J.C. in nearby Osijek. Jewish Population: 1947-?; 1994-0 KRAPINA:
KRIZEVCI:
Synagogue was built in 1894 by Bernard Hoenigsberg and Julius Deutsch, abandoned in 1941 and confiscated in 1949 but still exists as a radio station. The Jewish Community, established in the 19th century, existed until 1941. Jewish Population: 1925/26- 210; 1930-181; 1931-146; 1937/38- 200; 1941- 129; 1947-9; 1994-0. See Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1992. (Page 244) KUTINA:
Jewish Community: established in 19th century, existed until 1941. Jewish Population: 1925/26- 200; 1930- 165; 1931- 157; 937/38- 157; 1941- 130; 1947- 3; 1994-2. See Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1992. (page 244) KUTJEVO:
LEGRAD:
Synagogue was built in 19th century, abandoned before 1941, and sold in 1947 and demolished. Jewish Community was established in 19th century and ended in 1918. Jewish Population: 1931- 30; 1947-1; 1994-0; LIPIK:
Jewish Community belonged to the J.C. [sic] in nearby Daruvar. Jewish Population: 1931- 47; 1941-82; 1994-0. See: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1992. (Page 244) LUDBREG:
Synagogue was built in 1895, abandoned in 1941, sold in 1948, and used as a residential building existing to day as private property. The 19th century Jewish Community ended in 1941. Jewish Population: 1925/26-74; 1931-100; 1937/38-84; 1941-66; 1947-4; 1994- 3. See: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1992. (page 244) MIROGOJ: see Zagreb

NASICE:
Synagogue was built in 1898 and destroyed in 1942 on property confiscated in 1948. [Land Registry: Folder No: 37 Plot No.: 212 & 213] 19th century Jewish Community ended in 1941. Jewish Population: 1925/26-390; 1931- 314; 1937/38-205; 1947-3; 1994-0. See: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1992. (Page 244)

NOVA GRADISKA:
NOVSKA:
OGULIN:
OPATIJA:
Synagogue was built in 1926, abandoned in 1943, and sold in 1950. Jewish Community established in 1906, ended in 1943. Jewish Population: 1931- 80; 1937/38-81; 1947-34; 1994-7; ORAHOVICA:
OSIJEK:
"There were two separate Jewish Communities in Osijek until 1941, one in the Upper Town and one in the Lower Town. Lower Town 1903 Synagogue was sold in 1970 to a Pentecostal Church. Upper Town Synagogue at Zupanijska ulica was built in 1860 by Theodor Stern and destroyed by fire in 1941. Jewish Community that was established in 19th century still exists [1994] as one Jewish community. Jewish Population: 1925/26-2960; 1931-2516; 1937/38-3201; 1941-2011; 1947-365; 1994-120." See: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1992. (Page 244) OZALJ:
PAKRAC:
Synagogue built in 1875 was destroyed in 1941. Property was confiscated in 1958. [Land Registry: Folder No: 143; Plot No.: 587 & 612/1] Jewish Community established in 19th century, ended in 1941. Jewish Population: 1925/26-209; 1931- 191; 1937/38-140; 1941-79; 1947-2; 1994-0. PITOMACA:
PLETERNICA:
PODGORAC:

The first mention of a synagogue is 1857 census in Kingdom of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmacia. The synagogue was in yard of the house of Jewish merchant Mavro Juhn, who arrived from Porega in Podgoraè in the mid-19th century. (family originally from Bohemia) The synagogue burned in 1918 by insurgent Croat soldier in the Austro-Hungarian army, known in Croatian-language A “Zeleni kadar”. (In the Juhn family was the famous Croat sculptor prof. Hinko Juhn /Podgoraè , 1891- Zagreb, 1940.)

The land for the Jewish community of Podgoraè cemetery was given by the landlord and count Pejachevich [Pejaè eviæ]. Around year 1960, the cemetery was torn down and transformed into plowed fields. Gravestones and remains of the Juhn family were relocated to the Jewish cemetery in Osijek, the community of nearby J.C. in Nasice to which this community belonged. Jewish population was 1857-19; 1991. Source: Alen Budaj, Pozega – Zagreb, Croatia, alenpz@yahoo.com [September 2002]

PODRAVSKA SLATINA:
PODRAVSKE SESVETE:
POPOVACA:
POZEGA (ex SLAVONSKA POZEGA):
PRELOG:
RAGUSA:
See: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1992. (Page 241)

RIJEKA:
Sephardic Orthodox Synagogue on Ivana Filipovica St. was built in 1928 and is still in use in 1992. Ashkenazi Synagogue, built in 1862 by Lipot Baumhorn was destroyed in 1944. [Land Registry: Folder No: 3438 Plot No.: 1041/9] Jewish Community, established in 18th century still exists. Jewish Population: 1781-25; 1910-1696; 1938-1783; 1941-750; 1947-200; 1994-99. See: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1992. (page 244) SISAK:
1880 Synagogue was sold in 1949 but the building [1992] is a music school. Jewish Community, established in early 19th century, ended in 1952. Jewish Population: 1925/26-300; 1931- 276; 1937/38-281; 1941-174; 1947-6; 1994-8. See: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1992. (page 244) SLAVONSKA POZEGA: See POZEGA

SLAVONSKI BROD:
"Synagogue was built in 1896 by Hoenigsberg & Deutsch and destroyed in 1942. Jewish Community was established in 19th century and still exists. Jewish Population: 1925/26-500; 1931- 520; 1937/38-425; 1941-283; 1947-29; 1994-20." See: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1992. (page 244) SPLIT:
BOOK: Ziovsko groblje u Splitu = (The Jewish cemetery in Split); Dusko Keckemet, Zusja Efron ; prijevod 2. poglavlja sahebrejskog Rahela Loker ; engleski prijevod rezimea Mirko Bruner. Published: Split : b Zidovska opcina, 1973. Summary in English. List of illustrations also in English. Includes bibliographical references. Other titles: Jewish cemetery in Split. DR396.S657 Z535 at the Leo Baeck Institute: ID # GT 3271 Y8 K4.     [UPDATE] "I passed the cemetery in 2001 and noted that the Ceremonial Hall appears to be a cafe. At least, the cafe building has Hebrew words in the stone of the building." Source: Richard C. Sadove, M.D. [30 August 2001]

SUHOPOLJE:
SUSAK:
Synagogue was built in 19/20th century and existed until 1941. Jewish Community existed until 1944. Jewish Population: 1931- 98; 1937/38-99; 1941-118; 1947-34; 1994-0

ULJANIK:
VALPOVO:
VARAZDIN:
Synagogue on Frankopanska Street, built in 1862 by Valent Morandini and confiscated in 1945, exists on property confiscated in 1951 and now used as a cinema. [Land Registry: Folder No: 2061; Plot No.: 2018] Jewish Community was established in 18th and 19th century and ended in 1952. Jewish Population: 1925/26-1400; 1931- 730; 1937/38-1000; 1941-370; 1947-43; 1994-1. Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1992. (page 243) VINKOVCI:
"Synagogue was built in 1923 and destroyed in 1941. Jewish Community was established in 19th century and closed in 1941. Jewish Population: 1925/26-995; 1931-820; 1937/38-610; 1947-750; 1994-6." See: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1992. (Page 244) VIROVITICA:
"Synagogue was built in 1863 and destroyed in 1942. Jewish Community was established in 19th century and still exists. Jewish Population: 1925/26-643; 1931- 342; 1937/38-160; 1947-31; 1994-16." See: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1992. (Page 243) VRBOVEC:
VOLODER:
VUKOVAR:
"Old Synagogue was built in 1857, sold in 1888, and is used as Evangelical Church. New Synagogue, built in 1888, was damaged in 1941, sold in 1950 and demolished. Jewish Community was established in 18th /19th century and ended in 1941." Jewish Population: 1925/26-600; 1931-336; 1937/38-289; 1947-24; 1994-0. See: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1992. (Page 244) ZAGREB:

ZAGREB:
"Synagogue at Praska St. was built in 1867 by Franjo Klein and destroyed in 1941. There were older synagogues in use until 1867. A small Winter Synagogue was opened in 1937 in the building of the Chief Rabbinate in Petrinjska St.. Sephardic and the Orthodox communities had separate synagogues." [Land Registry: Folder No: 15347 Plot No.: 2990] Jewish Community was established in 1806 and still exists. A separate Orthodox community existed 1925-41 and the Sephardic one from 1927-41. Jewish Population: 1925/26-12,000; 1931- 9,200; 1937/38-9,770; 1941- 13,000; 1947-2214; 1994-1,600. Jewish Community of Zagreb maintains register of all Jewish burial in Zagreb since 1862. It also keeps the original statutes and list of members of Chevra Kadisha (Burial Society) from 1853/54 in its archives. Contains statutes of HK and Bikur Holim Society, list of members, etc." See: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1992. (pages 239-240)

ZMAJEVAC:
ZUPANJA:


Kosovo

THE JEWISH COMMUNITY

THE CEMETERIES

PRISHTINA:
The cemetery is located in the Lagjja e Dodones Velania area in Kosova Province. Present total town population is over 100,000 – over 500,000 with no Jews.

Since the March-June 1999 NATO bombing of Serbia, I've been engaged in various projects in Kosova. As far back as November 1999 I knew that there was a Jewish cemetery in Prishtina but I was put off going there, as there was a concern about landmines. Last September I was able to walk around a cleared area in the cemetery. I also photographed all the graves that were accessible. Some parts are still overgrown but as nobody was able to confirm landmine clearance, I was unable to explore further (local children told me there were more graves in this overgrown area). I am in Prishtina frequently, I am willing to take more photographs when the vegetation is cleared. My photographs of the visible graves were submitted to the JOWBR.

Mrs. Cheryl JOHNSON visited the site September 2005 and completed the survey in March 2006. Her address is PO Box 50056, Musgrave Road 4062, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. iti05248@mweb.co.za. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible. She was accompanied by Mr Armond MORINA, Suite 21, 50 Eduard Lir Street, Prishtina, KOSOVA (UNMIK) Email armondmo@cmbonline.com [March 2006]



Republic of Macedonia

THE JEWISH COMMUNITY

26 Jewish cemeteries are identified in this country. Source: Srdjan Matic, MD, 40 West 95th Street, Apt. 1-B, New York, NY 10025; (212) 2227783.
Source: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel, A Guide to East-Central Europe. NY: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1992. (pages 256-258) Extracted by Elaine B. Kolinsky: MACEDONIA

THE CEMETERIES

BITOL: see MANASTIR

BITOLJ: see MANASTIR

MANASTIR:
Alternate names: Bitol and Bitolj. Source: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel, A Guide to East-Central Europe. NY: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1992. (page 257) Extracted by Elaine B. Kolinsky
http://www.sephardicstudies.org/monastir.html "Family Names of the Jews of Monastir"

Many residents of Monastir emigrated to Temuco, Chile beginning around 1890. Source: Daniel Teweles' translation of Argentina JGS newsletter. [September 2002]

MONASTIR: see Manastir

STOBI:
Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel, A Guide to East-Central Europe. NY: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1992. (see pages 258) Extracted by Elaine B. Kolinsky

Republic of Serbia

THE JEWISH COMMUNITY
BOOK: Freedman, Warren. World Guide for the Jewish Traveler. NY: E.P. Dutton Inc, 1984.
BOOK: Gruber, Ruth Ellen.Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1992. (pages 234-259).

THE CEMETERIES
BELGRADE: (Beograd)
Books in the collection of the Jewish Museum of Belgium about Belgrade. (Source: Daniel Dratwa, dratwa@mjb-jmb.org. (Jewish exhibition catelogmetery in Senta, 3286, article, 1/26/1998, Atila Pejin)
Title: Jewish Studies VII, Jewish Historical Museum - Belgrade, 1997, pp. 105-137,ANG/SERBE
The Jewish exhibition catelogmetery in Subotica, 3291, article, 1/27/1998, Mirko VAJCENFELD
Title: Jewish Studies V, Jewish Historical Museum - Belgrade, 1987, pp. 209-212, "journal, review SUME EN ANG/SERBE" Jewish exhibition catelogmeteries in Belgrade, 3295, article, 1998/012/7, Mirjam RAJNER Title: Jewish Studies VI, Jewish Historical Museum - Belgrade, 1992, pp. 201-215, English/S19SERBE
The Jewish cemetery has monuments to the "Fallen Fighters and Martyrs of Fascism".
 

NOVI SAD:

RADEVO:
SENTA:
SPLIT:
SUBOTICA:
ZEMUN:

Republic of Slovenia

THE JEWISH COMMUNITY


Additional pictures and data about Slovenia can be found on the web pages of the US Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad.

See: http://www.preservationcommission.org AND http://www.preservationcommission.org/sirep.html [January 2001]

BOOK: Gruber, Ruth Ellen and Samuel D. Jewish Monuments in Slovenia. Jewish Heritage Research Center, November 1996. The US Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad. This booklet contains detailed description of towns and their history and includes many pictures of synagogues and cemeteries. Contact: Sam Gruber sdgruber@mailbox.syr.edu

BOOK: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1992. (Pages 237-238) has town and photo information for Lendava 238, Ljubljana 238, Maribor 237, Nova Gorica 238, Piran 238, and Murska Sobota 238. Extracted by Elaine B. Kolinsky

THE CEMETERIES
BELTINCI: see Lendava

GRADISCA: see Nova Gorica (Rozna Dolina)

KIDRICEVO: {10666}

LENDAVA:
LJUBLJANA:
BOOK: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1992. Page 238 has town and photo information for Ljubljana. Extracted by Elaine B. Kolinsky MARIBOR:
BOOK: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1992. Pages 237 has town and photo information for Maribor. Extracted by Elaine B. Kolinsky

MURSKA SOBOTA: Prkmurje region
NOVA GORICA: {10667}
Alternate name: ROZNA DOLINA PREKMURJE: see LENDAVA:

PIRAN:
BOOK: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1992. Page 238 has town and photo information for Piran. Extracted by Elaine B. Kolinsky

PTUJ:
ROZNA DOLINA: see Nova Gorica

ROZNA DOLINA:

STANJEL: {10668}

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