brochure “Partizanski spomenik u Mostaru” (1980)
book “Spomenica Mostara 1941-1945.”
another document or proof of the memorial stone (e.g., a photograph).
Leon A. LEVI
LEON LEVI, son of ALBERT, born on May 1, 1922, in Sarajevo, a locksmith, lived and worked in Mostar. He joined the Battalion in December 1941, became a member of the League of Communist Youth (SKOJ) in 1942, and served as a fighter and a delegate of his unit. He was killed during the Fifth Enemy Offensive at Sutjeska.
In 1999, a Holocaust memorial was erected at the Jewish Cemetery in Mostar, which also bears Leon’s name.
Ćemalović, Enver (1986): Mostarski bataljon, Mostar; Deseta Hercegovačka brigada (spisak); Hercegovina u NOB 1. dio, Beograd, Vojno delo; http://www.most.ba/108/083.aspx; grupa autora: Spomenica Mostara 1941-1945.
Photo of the memorial plaque: S. Demirović
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