Zagreb Survivor Lists

1,201 Records

Holocaust · Survivors · Yugoslavia · Croatia

Introduction By Peter Landé and Nolan Altman

Background

The list was created from material at the Croatian National Archives and collated by Esther Gitman, a researcher on the Holocaust in Yugoslavia.

Fields Recorded

This database includes 1,201 Zagreb survivors. The fields for the combined lists are as follows:

Page #

Surname

Given Name

Maiden Name

Father's Name

Gender

Date of Birth

Place of Birth

Profession

Comments

The following table contains translations of the occupations found in the database:

Occupations — Croatian / English

Croatian	English	Croatian	English
advokat	Lawyer	pediker	Chiropractor
agent	Clerk	pekar	Baker
akademski kipar	Professor/Academic, Specializing in Sculpture	penzioner	Pensioner (M)
akviziter	Collector (Money, funds)	penzionerka	Pensioner (F)
apotekar	Druggist/Pharmacist	perovoda	Negotiator/Businessman
arhitekt	Architect	pismoslikar	Egg Supplier
artist	Artist	poljoprivrednik	Farmer
assistant	Assistant/Clerk	pomocnica	Mate/Helper
automehanicar	Auto Mechanic	poplunar	Quilter
banc. Cinovnik	Bank Clerk/Employee	posebnica	Specialist (F)
bandazist	Band Member	posebnik	Specialist (M)
bank.cinovik	Bank Clerk/Employee	posjednica	Owner (business)
bank.cinovnik	Bank Clerk/Employee	poslovoda	Businesswoman
bojatisar	Painter (house painter)	posrednik carinski	Customs Officer
bravar	Locksmith	posrednik trzisni	?
burzovni sensal	Broker	postolar	Shoemaker
carapar	?	predmolitelj	?
cetkar	Scrubber/cleaner	privatnica	Personell (F)
cinovnik	Agent, Clerk	privatnik	Personell (M)
clan	Member	privator	Businessman
clan Drz.kazalista	?	prodavacica	?
clan Komaditnog drus	Member of Unit	profesor	Professor
cvje?arka	Florist	profesor filozoie	Professor of Philosophy
director	Dierctor/Manager	proizvodac	Producer
direkor	Director/Manager	prokurist	Buyer
direktor	Director/Manager	rabiner	Rabbi
domacica	Landlady	radni??	?
drz.cinovik	Head clerk	radnica	Employee (F)
elektricar	Electrician	radnik	Employee (M)
elektromonter	Electrician/Wireman	ravnatelj	Director/Manager
emigrant	Immigrant	ravnatelj Fox Filma	Director for Fox Films
fotograf	Photographer	ravnatelj tvornice	Factory Director
gostionicar	Landlord OR Innkeeper	reklamer	Person who works in advertising
gostionicarka	Female Landlord or Innkeeper	rezbar	Cutter
graditelj	Builder	sapunar	Soap Maker
graficar	Graphic Artist	savjetnik	Consultant
graver	Engraver	sitnicar	House Cleaner
grdevinar	?	skladistar	Storekeeper
industrijalac	Industrialist	sluzbenik	Plumber
inspektor	Inspector	soboslikar	Painter (house painter)
inzinjer	Engineer	stanar	Tenant
kartonazer	Ticket Taker	stolar	Carpenter
kemicar	Chemist	strojar	Mechanic
knjigovodja	Corporate Communications/Bookeeping	student	Student
knjizar	Bookeeper	suradnik	Associate
komisionar	Commissioner	suvlasnik	Partner
konobar	Waiter/Barman	svelja	Seamstress
kontoaristica	Female Office Worker/Secretery	tajnik	Secretary/Office Assistant
kovinotokar	Cabinet member (	tehnicar	Technician
kozar	Skinner/Tanner	tekstilni tehnicar	Textile Technician
kramar	Vendor	tipograf	Typographer/Printer
krojac	Dressmaker/Tailor	tkalac	Weaver
krojacica	Dressmaker (F)	trafikantica
krznar	Skinner/Tanner	trgovac	Tradesman
kucanica	Housewife	trgovac zastupnik	Commissions Agent
kuceviasnica	Householder (F)	tvomicar	?
kuceviasnik	Householder (M)	ucenik	Student
ku?evlasnik	Householder	ucitelj	School Master (Elementary)
kucevlasnica	Female Householder	ugostitelj	Caterer
lijecnik	Doctor	upravitelj	Trustee
litograf	Lithographer/Printer	upravnik	Administer
ljekamik	?	urar	Watchmaker
magistar	Magistrate	veletrgovac	?
magl??	?	veterinar	Veterinarian
major	Major	vezilja	Shoe lace maker/seller
mesar	Butcher	vlasnik posred?	?
modistica	Hat maker/miliner	vijecnik	Councillor
muzicar	Musician	vlasnica	Homeowner/Head of Household/Proprietor (F)
narednik	Sergeant	vlasnik	Homeowner/Head of Household/Proprietor
nastavnik	Teacher	vrtjar	Spinner/weaver
naucnica	Scientist (F)	vrtljarska pomocar?	Spinners Assistant
naucnik	Scientist	zastupnik	Attorney
novinar	Journalist	zlatar	Gold/Silversmith
obrtnica	Craftsperson (F)	zubar	Dentist
obrtnik	Craftsman	zubotehnicar	Dentist
odgojiteljica	Governess	zubotehnicarka	Dentist (F)
odvjetnik	Attorney	zubtehnicar	Dentist
opticar	Optician

Acknowledgements

The information contained in this database was indexed from files of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum as follows:

Zagreb Survivors: The Zagreb Survivors list was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Esther Gitman. The information was originally sourced from material at the Croatian National Archives and collated by Esther Gitman, a researcher on the Holocaust in Yugoslavia. This information is accessible to you today thanks to the effort of the following JewishGen volunteers who are responsible for the transcription of this file: Ruth Barina, David Beard, Lili Haber, Jonathan Schachter, Emily Schulman, and Nolan Altman (coordinator). Special thanks to David Beard for translating the occupations used in this database.

In addition, thanks to JewishGen Inc. for providing the website and database expertise to make this database accessible. Special thanks to Warren Blatt and Michael Tobias for their continued contributions to Jewish genealogy. Particular thanks to the Research Division headed by Joyce Field and to Nolan Altman, coordinator of Holocaust files.

Nolan Altman
November, 2007

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