Herman A. ALTKORN
HERMAN ALTKORN, also known as HODŽA, son of ABRAHAM or ADAM, born on February 17, 1890* in Jagielusko, Poland. He […]
Fallen Jews from Mostar.
Numerous Jewish families lived in Mostar before the World War II: Abel, Altarac, Altkorn, Atijas, Becher, Bergman, Brodman, Danon, Drutter, Ehrlich, Fischbein, Fromer, Friedmann, Freundernfeld, Finci, Gaon, Grunwald, Hajon, Himlauer, Kabiljo, Kamhi, Konforti, Kohn, Koen, Leihner, Laufer, Levi, Maestro, Mandelbaum, Papo, Perera, Romano, Salom, Širc, and others. They were traders, restaurant owners, workers, intellectuals, doctors… Ten fallen fighters who came from these Mostar families have memorial plaques at the Partisan Memorial Cemetery. These are their stories.
Recommended reading: Romano, Dr. Jaša: Jevreji Jugoslavije 1941 — 1945. žrtve genocida i učesnici NOR, Srboštampa, Belgrade; Romano, Dr. Jaša (1972) Jevrejski istorijski muzej, Zbornik 2, Belgrade; Romano, Dr. Jaša, Jevreji u logoru na Rabu i njihovo uključivanje u narodnooslobodilački rat; See a text in English about Mostar Jews here.
dr Berta J. BERGMAN
Dr. BERTA BERGMAN (Bergmann), born on May 10, 1894, in the vicinity of Sarajevo, as the eldest daughter of railway […]
Alfred J. BERGMAN
ALFRED, also known as FREDI MOSTARAC, LENC BERGMAN, son of JOSIP, born on November 28, 1901, in Visoko, in the […]
Rafo S. DANON
RAPHAILO RAFAEL RAFA DANON, known as ADMIRAL TOGO, son of ZADIK*, born on October 15, 1912* in Mostar, as one […]
Evald S. ERLIH
EVALD ERLIH, also known as BRANKO, son of SIMON, born on April 8, 1915, in Brno, Czechoslovakia. He was a […]
Mihajlo E. KON
MIHAJLO MIŠO KON, son of EMIL and Marija née Bergman, a philologist, and nephew of the murdered Dr. Berta Bergman, […]
Radojka S. KRČMAR
RADOJKA (BERGMAN L.) KRČMAR, daughter of STJEPAN, born on February 28, 1925 in Varaždin. She lived with her family in […]
Leon A. LEVI
LEON LEVI, son of ALBERT, born on May 1, 1922, in Sarajevo, a locksmith, lived and worked in Mostar. He […]
Jakov S. LEVI
JAKOV LEVI, son of SALOMON, born in 1901 in Sarajevo (according to some sources, 1908), an engineer. According to one […]
Oskar S. MANDELBAUM
OSKAR MANDELBAUM, born on May 23, 1909, in Mostar, son of ŽIGMUND (SIGMUND) and MALVINA Mandelbaum. He was a locksmith, […]