Izrael Kohn (1885–1941) was the last rabbi of the Koprivnica Synagogue.

Biography

Kohn was the last rabbi of Koprivnica's Jewish community. He became rabbi in Koprivnica in 1924.[2] He came to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes from Poland. He was by then already a trained rabbi with a PhD. He married Lina Breier, by whom he had three daughters: Frida, Gena, plus a daughter with an unknown name, and a son, Marko.[3] He is said to have lived secluded and modestly with his family in Koprivnica.[1]

In the night between 23 July and 24 July 1941, he, along with his whole family and other Jews from Koprivnica,[3] was taken by the Ustashe to the Gospić concentration camp, and eventually died in Jasenovac.[4] His son Marko perished in Jasenovac as well.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Ernečić, Dražen, ed. (2005). Židovi u Koprivnici. Muzej Grada Koprivnice. p. 49. ISBN 9789536243723.
  2. ^ ŠVARC, Krešimir. "PRILOZI ZA POVIJEST KOPRIVNIČKIH ŽIDOVA" (in Croatian). p. 5.
  3. ^ a b c Fischer, Leopold (1926). "Sličica iz seoskog života poljskih Židova". Jevrejski Almanah Za Godinu 5687 (1926/27). 2: 131–134.
  4. ^ Kohn, Izrael (1926). "Sličica iz seoskog života poljskih Židova". Jevrejski Almanah Za Godinu 5687 (1926/27). 2. Vršac : Savez rabina Kraljevine S. H. S.: 131–134.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izrael_Kohn
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