Book on the Righteous from Bosnia and Herze- Living in Kingdom Yugoslavia at the Time

Book on the Righteous from Bosnia and Herze- Living in Kingdom Yugoslavia at the Time

This edition has been financially supported by: The Rothschild Foundation (Europe) This work has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Grad Beograd Against Germany Sekretarijat za kulturu Milan Fogel • Dr. Milan Ristović • Dr. Milan Koljanin RIGHTEOUS AMONG THE NATIONS - SERBIA First edition, 2010 Published by: Jewish Community in Zemun • Dubrovačka br. 21, Zemun e-mail: [email protected] website: http://joz.rs Editor: Nenad Fogel Translated from Serbian: Olivera Polajnar Proofreader: Ida Dobrijević Glossary, choice of photographs and captions: Nenad Fogel Technical editor, cover and page design: Jugoslav Rakita Copyright: Jevrejska opština Zemun & authors ©2010 Printing completed in October 2010 Printer: Štamparija Akademija d.o.o., Beograd Print run: 1000 copies Place and date of issue: Belgrade 2010 Milan Fogel - Milan Ristović - Milan Koljanin RIGHTEOUS AMONG THE NATIONS SERBIA Belgrade, 2010. CONTENTS LIST OF THE RIGHTEOUS .................................................................................................................................................6 COMPARATIVE LIST OF JEWS SAVED AND THEIR SAVIOURS ................................................................................. 8 EDITOR’S FOREWORD ....................................................................................................................................................10 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................... 12 UNARMED HEROES UNDER DEATH THREAT - STORIES ABOUT THE RIGHTEOUS ......................................... 15 THE ZEMUN SAGA ..........................................................................................................................................................16 HAYRIA, MY LOVE .......................................................................................................................................................... 22 WHY EVER DID YOU COME BACK? .............................................................................................................................28 THE GOOD PEOPLE OF ŽUPA .........................................................................................................................................32 IN WAR EXPECT DANGER FROM ALL CORNERS ......................................................................................................38 MY DEAR GODFATHER, MY FRIEND ...........................................................................................................................44 A PARTING WITHOUT GOODBYE .................................................................................................................................48 PANTS OFF .........................................................................................................................................................................52 TO THE HILLS FOR SALVATION ....................................................................................................................................54 TO BE A SERB IS NO EASY THING ................................................................................................................................58 GRANDFATHER SVETA AND MOTHER ANKA ............................................................................................................62 JELENA GLAVAŠKI’S LOFT ............................................................................................................................................ 64 THE LICE BIT MY EARS OFF ..........................................................................................................................................70 TO FREEDOM WITH SLOBODAN ..................................................................................................................................74 TAKE CARE OF MY CHILD UNTIL I RETURN .............................................................................................................80 OPERATION TONSILS ......................................................................................................................................................84 SCHOOL HEADMASTER ................................................................................................................................................. 86 I WOULD HAVE HELPED YOU, TOO, IN SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES .........................................................................90 SAVED BY THE VINEYARD ........................................................................................................................................... 94 BEWARE OF HOW YOU CROSS YOURSELF ................................................................................................................98 ON THE SLOPES OF MOUNTAIN KOPAONIK ............................................................................................................ 100 MILORAD TOŠIĆ’S TESTIMONY .................................................................................................................................106 DEEP - ROOTED SCENES IN LITTLE ALEXANDER’S MEMORY ...........................................................................108 ON PASHA’S HILL ........................................................................................................................................................... 112 LOVE WITHOUT PREJUDICE ....................................................................................................................................... 114 MY WIFE IS A JEWESS ................................................................................................................................................... 116 THE EXECUTION SITE ON LAZAR’S FIELD ............................................................................................................. 122 AMIR WAS LOVED BY TWO MOTHERS .....................................................................................................................126 IS THIS YOUR MOTHER? .............................................................................................................................................. 130 A BITTER TASTE OF CAKES .........................................................................................................................................132 A “GOODBYE” WITH A BIRTHDAY CAKE .................................................................................................................136 CONTENTS WE WON’T GIVE UP OUR JEWS .................................................................................................................................. 142 AN ODYSSEY IN NEGOTINSKA KRAJINA ................................................................................................................148 MAMMA LUJZA .............................................................................................................................................................. 160 A WEDDING TO FOLLOW ALL THE SUFFERING ..................................................................................................... 162 THERE ARE NO JEWS IN THIS HOUSE ......................................................................................................................164 NO ONE CAME FOR RENICA ........................................................................................................................................ 168 FROM BANAT TO SERBIA AND BACK ....................................................................................................................... 172 A TALE FROM DORĆOL ............................................................................................................................................... 178 THE SILENCE OF MOUNTAIN MALJEN .....................................................................................................................182 IT’S SAFEST IN ENEMY TERRITORY ..........................................................................................................................186 TWO WOMEN – BOTH MOTHERS TO ONE CHILD .................................................................................................. 192 A FRIENDSHIP THAT PASSED THE HARDEST TEST ................................................................................................194 ESCAPING THE USTASHI KNIFE .................................................................................................................................198 NEVER ASK WHO IS HIDING YOU ..............................................................................................................................202 THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT THEY ARRIVED SAFELY ................................................................................. 204 IN GOD WE TRUST .........................................................................................................................................................208 GRANNY KATICA FROM PERLEZ ...............................................................................................................................212 THE LONG JOURNEY TO FREEDOM .......................................................................................................................... 216 WE ARE GOING HOME ..................................................................................................................................................220

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