1. Dr. Jakov Danon, Verica M. Stošić
THE CHRONICLE OF THE JEWISH MUNICIPALITY OF BANJA LUKA
Dr. Jakov Danon, Verica M. Stošić
Editor:
JEWISH MUNICIPALITY OF BANJA LUKA
Editor in chief :
Dr. Jakov Danon
Reviewer : Jakob Finci
Proofreader : Žarko Mačkić
The firm incharged for printing : "Zavod distrofičara"
Banja Luka
Inpresum
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"Zavod distrofičara“ Banja Luka

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The number of members of the Jewish Municipality in the period from 1945 to 1990 has been moving from 40 to 25 members and is gradually lowering from one to another year. All the activity was based on the humanitarian aid from the Union of Jewish Municipalities, which, because of the small number of Banja Luka Jews, was carrying out the partial sale of the municipal property in the middle of twentieth century. The objective difficulty for the researching of the archive material claimed, beside the poor historical documentation from the Turkish period, the lack pinekas (the Jewish church books), temple protocol concerned of the membership and the important happenings connected to the Municipality, which disappeared and were taken away by the members of the Ustasha's regime in order to hide the crimes performed over Banja Luka Jews.
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Caves in valley of Kumran, finding of remaining from Dead Sea
BIBLIJSKO JEVREJSTVO
BIBLICAL JUDAISM

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BIBLIJSKO JEVREJSTVO
Israel and Judah
BIBLICAL JUDAISM

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Banja Luka city map between 18th and 19th century
Upravo ti progoni Jevreja iz cijele Evrope, koji se vremenski podudaraju sa protjerivanjem Jevreja iz Španije i Portugala godine, zbog postojeće drumske komunikacije između Servicijuma i Salone, Dalmacije i Podunavlja, koji je prolazio kroz Banju Luku, indirektno upućuju na mogućnost sporadičnog grupnog dolaska Jevreja izbjeglica u Bosansku Krajinu još za vrijeme kralja Tvrtka iz pravca mletačke Venecije, a iz pravca Španije nakon egzodusa, s tim što se u oba slučaja njihov dolazak odvija preko Ancone i Venecije s jedne, te Dubrovnika, Splita, Šibenika i Zadra s druge strane.
DOLAZAK JEVREJA U BANJA LUKU
JEWS IN BANJA LUKA

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Wooden bridge over river Vrbas, built in XVI century and it was conecting left and right side of Banja Luka
Banjaluka s kraja XVIII i početkom XIX vijeka
Market place in Banja LUka - beginning of 19th century
Banja Luka city between 18th and 19th century

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JEVREJI BANJE LUKE PRIJE AUSTRO-UGARSKE ANEKSIJE
Filigree ornaments: bracelets and broaches with David's star from Turkish times, Museum of Banja Luka City, Banja Luka 2006
JEWS OF BANJA LUKA DURING AUSTRO-HUNGRARIAN ANNEXATION

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Gospodska streat in Banja Luka in On the left, three Jewish strores from Mr. Moritz Gottlib, Mr. Moritz Herceg, and Mr. Aarona A. Saloma
JEVREJI BANJE LUKE U KRALJEVINI SHS U PERIODU IZMEĐU DVA RATA
JEWS OF BANJA LUKA IN THE KINGDOM OF SERBS, CROATS AND SLOVENES IN THE PERIOD BETWEEN TWO WARS

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U Banjoj Luci su odvojeno djelovale sefardska, domaća i aškenaska strana, zbog davno naznačene netrpeljivosti, koja se jednostavno može objasniti činjenicom da su sefardi nakon egzodusa vijekovima živjeli na ovim prostorima i vezali se za bosansku zemlju i njene narode, istu osjećali i u većoj mjeri doživljavali kao svoju, što kod aškenaza, s obzirom na njihovo porijeklo, nije bio slučaj. Sefardi su, kao što smo već rekli, svoju opštinu pod nazivom Sefardska izrealitska bogoštovna opština osnovali u periodu između i godine.
On the photo of Jukiceva street from 1934 on the left side under No.1 Old Sephardic Temple built in 1880 and opposite under No.2 building which for three decade accommodated premises of Sephardic commune photographed in (Museum of the City of Banja Luka)
JEVREJI BANJE LUKE PRIJE AUSTRO-UGARSKE ANEKSIJE
Prvu sinagogu, drvene konstrukcije, podigli na lijevoj obali rijeke Crkvene, na mjestu današnje gradske tržnice
JEWS OF BANJA LUKA DURING AUSTRO-HUNGRARIAN ANNEXATION

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JEVREJI BANJE LUKE PRIJE AUSTRO-UGARSKE ANEKSIJE
Drawing of Ashkenazi synagogue 1900/1902 by B. Kovacevic
JEWS OF BANJA LUKA DURING AUSTRO-HUNGRARIAN ANNEXATION

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JEVREJI BANJE LUKE U KRALJEVINI SHS U PERIODU IZMEĐU DVA RATA
Approval for building of Sephardic Temple
JEWS OF BANJA LUKA IN THE KINGDOM OF SERBS, CROATS AND SLOVENES IN THE PERIOD BETWEEN TWO WARS

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JEVREJI BANJE LUKE U KRALJEVINI SHS U PERIODU IZMEĐU DVA RATA
Draft of Jewish culture house in Princa Pavla Street (left) and new Sephardic Temple in Jukiceva Street (right)
JEWS OF BANJA LUKA IN THE KINGDOM OF SERBS, CROATS AND SLOVENES IN THE PERIOD BETWEEN TWO WARS

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JEVREJI BANJE LUKE PRIJE AUSTRO-UGARSKE ANEKSIJE
Part of Jewish cemetery in Borik, built in 1883., picture taken before World War I
JEWS ON THE EVE OF AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN OCCUPATION

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Gospodska street – before Castl corner
JEVREJI BANJE LUKE PRIJE AUSTRO-UGARSKE ANEKSIJE
The most famous fashion store in Gospodska street in Banja Luka in 1881., owned by M. Schnicler
JEWS ON THE EVE OF AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN OCCUPATION

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Left from Palace Hotel, partly visible Salomon Haim’s house
JEVREJI BANJE LUKE U KRALJEVINI SHS U PERIODU IZMEĐU DVA RATA
JEWS OF BANJA LUKA IN THE KINGDOM OF SERBS, CROATS AND SLOVENES IN THE PERIOD BETWEEN TWO WARS

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House of Isak and Erna Poljokan in old town, Left Hotel palace / City museum
JEVREJI BANJE LUKE U KRALJEVINI SHS U PERIODU IZMEĐU DVA RATA
JEWS OF BANJA LUKA IN THE KINGDOM OF SERBS, CROATS AND SLOVENES IN THE PERIOD BETWEEN TWO WARS

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JEVREJI BANJE LUKE PRIJE AUSTRO-UGARSKE ANEKSIJE
Family Salom-Sarafic house Store of Joseph Nahmias
JEWS ON THE EVE OF AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN OCCUPATION

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JEVREJI BANJE LUKE U KRALJEVINI SHS U PERIODU IZMEĐU DVA RATA
Front page of preserved comics „La Trazera“done by Jewish students from 1923
JEWS OF BANJA LUKA IN THE KINGDOM OF SERBS, CROATS AND SLOVENES IN THE PERIOD BETWEEN TWO WARS

19. BANJALUČKE JEVREJSKE PORODICE
THE CHRONICLE OF THE JEWISH MUNICIPALITY OF BANJA LUKA
II DIO HRONIKA JEVRJESKE OPŠTINE BANJA LUKA
BANJALUČKE JEVREJSKE PORODICE
SPISAK SVIH EVIDENTIRANIH JEVREJA OPŠTINE BANJA LUKA.
SPISAK JE URAĐEN UGLAVNOM NA OSNOVU DOKUMENATA IZ ARHIVA REPUBLIKE SRPSKE, A OBOGAĆEN JE MNOGOBROJNIM PODACIMA – OD DATUMA ROĐENJA DO ZANIMANJA I ADRESE.
BANJALUČKE JEVREJSKE PORODICE
PODATKE JE PRIKUPILA I OBRADILA VERICA M. STOŠIĆ, ARHIVSKI SAVJETNIK

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Mr Salomon and Mrs Micika Haima Poljokan and son Rafael
JEVREJI BANJE LUKE U KRALJEVINI SHS U PERIODU IZMEĐU DVA RATA
Family of Moshe and Rahela Levi, Daughter Rifka (right) who lived in Banja Luka until her death Some of her relatives are still living in Banja Luka. (Picture taken from family album.).
JEWS OF BANJA LUKA IN THE KINGDOM OF SERBS, CROATS AND SLOVENES IN THE PERIOD BETWEEN TWO WARS

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Salamon Moni (Banjaluka – logor, Njemačka, 1943) sudija
Rabin Karlo Riemer, sjedi, drugi slijeva
Boro Ilić, Josip Rolih, Nikica Pavlić, Rade Ličina (sjede), Moric Sumbulović, stoji
BANJALUČKE JEVREJSKE PORODICE
Samuel Sarafić
(Banjaluka ?)
pravnik
Jakob Sarafić
(Banjaluka ?)
doktor
Sigmund Schnitzler (Banjaluka ?) privatni činovnik
Jozef Sarafić (Banjaluka logor Jasenovac 1942) ekonomista

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Paul Fischer (Banjaluka – logor Jajinci 1943/44) vijećnik Gradskog vijeća u Banjaluci
Draguljarnica Moritza Gotlieba u Gospodskoj ulici
Dr Margita Hercl (Subotica Čemernica 1942) doktor
Moritz Herzog (Gospođinci ) trgovac
BANJALUČKE JEVREJSKE PORODICE
Sigmund Herzog
(Farkašdin, Banat, ?) trgovac
Sida Kavezon
(Bosanski Petrovac ?) stručna učiteljica
Leon S. Levi (Banjaluka ?) trgovac
Rafael S. Levi (Bihać ?)
trgovački pomoćnik

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Avram J. (Banjaluka ?) trgovac
Majer Levi (Banjaluka ?)
trgovac
Obućarska radnja Rafaela Z. Levija
Trgovinska radnja Jozefa D. Nachmiasa
BANJALUČKE JEVREJSKE PORODICE
Haim Nahmias
(Banjaluka logor Jasenovac 1941) trgovac
Salamon Papo
(Visoko ?)
učitelj vještina
Inž. Leon Poljokan (Banjaluka ?) inženjer hemije
Rafael Poljokan (Banjaluka ?)

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ALTARAC Samuel (Banjaluka ?) veterinar
Jakov Altarac IV (Banjaluka )
doktor
Kalmi Altarac dr (1906 – 1971) doktor
Nisim Baruh (Banjaluka ?-1942/43) fotograf
BANJALUČKE JEVREJSKE PORODICE
Dr Beniamin Bernstein
vojni ljekar
Ernest Brammer mr ph, zvani Puba (Banjaluka ) magistar farmacije
Berta Finci udata Kamhi (Sarajevo ?) suplenta I kategorije
Valerija Fischer (Čakovec ?) trgovkinja

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VRIJEME STRADANJA U II SVJETSKOM RATU
Annunciation to Owners of Jewish stores in Banja Luka with signatures. Document no. NDH br.3367/41 (The Archive of The Republic of Srpska)
PERIL OF BANJA LUKA JEWS IN WORLD WAR II

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The official number of twelve Jews of Banja Luka participants of the anti-fascist revolution is not confirmed and is only an expression of the compromise offered since it is impossible to demonstrate the contribution of Jews in awakening of the anti- fascist spirit and the need for unification in the fight against the fascist force. Jews from Banja Luka on the eve of the World War II and before 1941 joined the National liberation movement.
VRIJEME STRADANJA U II SVJETSKOM RATU
Albert Trinki (left) Partisan’s Medalist in 1941.
PERIL OF BANJA LUKA JEWS IN WORLD WAR II

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VRIJEME STRADANJA U II SVJETSKOM RATU
Original listing of arrested Jews to be deported to u Gospić-1941 Document NDH no. 304/41- (The Archive of The Republic of Srpska).
PERIL OF BANJA LUKA JEWS IN WORLD WAR II

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VRIJEME STRADANJA U II SVJETSKOM RATU
Report of Jewish home in Banja luka which was turned into brothel called "Linda bar"- Document NDH no 71312/42 (The Archive of The Republic of Srpska)
PERIL OF BANJA LUKA JEWS IN WORLD WAR II

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Change of Property Owners in property document of Sephardic Temple
PORATNE MIGRACIJE
POST-WAR MIGRATIONS

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SUDBINA SINAGOGA I JEVREJSKOG GROBLJA NAKON ZEMLJOTRESA U BANJOJ LUCI
Sinagogue look from 1903, left and from right at the photos
THE FATE OF THE SYNAGOGUES IN BANJA LUKA, JEWISH CEMETERY AND THE SITUATION AFTER THE EARTQUAKE IN BANJA LUKA

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65 years after the World War II and 10 years after the fall of the previous Yugoslavia, they are solidly about to start their missionary trip so much expected by the people .
When the national extremism of the main national groups appeared on the soil of BH, menacing more and more and announced evil, the Jewish ethnic minority in Banja Luka started to get ready reminding us of unification of tribes in ancestral Judea with the purpose to defend themselves from enemy and not so recent holocaust not of Jews only ,
The Society of Jewish-Serb friendship shortly after that was dissolved due to political imputation needed by no one in such a situation. Membership rose daily with the arrival of refugees from other regions
Šalom svima!
Shalom to everyone