Rossiĭskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ voennyĭ arkhiv
The Jewish community of Croatia dates back to at least the 3rd century, although little is known of the community until the 10th and 15th centuries. By the outbreak of World War II, the community numbered approximately 20,000 members, most of whom were killed during the Holocaust that took place on the territory of the Nazi puppet state called Independent State of Croatia. After World War II, half of the survivors chose to settle in Israel, while an estimated 2,500 members continued to live in Croatia. According to the 2011 census, there were 509 Jews living in Croatia, but that number is believed to exclude those born of mixed marriages or those married to non-Jews. More than 80 percent of the Zagreb Jewish Community were thought to fall in those two categories. Today, Croatia is home to eight synagogues and associated organizations, located in Zagreb, Rijeka, Osijek, Split, Dubrovnik, Čakovec, Daruvar, Slavonski Brod. Of these, the Zagreb community is the largest and most active, organizing events such as the annual Zagreb Jewish Film Festival to promote Jewish culture and identity. (Source: Wikipedia and Jewish Virtual Library]
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1 microfilm reels (digitized), 16 mm 956 digital images, JPEG
Fond 1441 (1923-1941). Opis 1; Delo 1-6. Arranged in three series: 1. Correspondence related to activities of the Jewish community in Zagreb, Yugoslavia ; 2. Correspondence with Jewish organizations; 3. Correspondence with Yugoslav government. Digital images located on RG-11.001M.43; an older, possibly incomplete microfilmed and digitized version appears on RG-11.001M microfilm 163, images 1-957.
Correspondence related to the various activities of the Jewish community (public events, charity, educational and religious matters, membership duties etc.), correspondence with Jewish and Zionist organizations in Yugoslavia and worldwide, Yugoslav government authorities (Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs) and Zagreb City administration (petitions, requests, complaints, applications for the citizenship. residence permits etc.) The entire collection was copied in 2017, replacing a possibly incomplete version received in 1993.
Evreiskaia obshchina (g. Zagreb) Records of the Jewish Religious Community in Zagreb lsraeliticka bogoštovna op ina Zagreb (Fond 1441)