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In 1990, a united Croatia re-appeared on the map of Europe as an independent nation after a long history of domination, first by the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and then, as part of Yugoslavia. Owing to its location as a crossroads between different cultures, Croatia was characterized by an immigrant population, including Jews. Today's Croatian Jewish community is small, numbering only 2,500. The Jews were concentrated in the big cities, Zagreb, Sarajevo, Osijek, and Belovar. The film surveys the relationship between Croatia and its Jews throughout history, including the Second World War and the Ustaše regime, as...

Director : Jakov Sedlar

Production Year : 2006

Duration : 85

Language : English

נשכחים

A documentary. The film brings to light the Holocaustof the Jewry of former Yugoslavia/ The Holocaust in YUogoslavia resulted in the slaying of 85% of the members of it's Jewish community, who previously did not suffer any form of discrimination. Stella, the film's protagonist and a young Israeli born in Yugoslavia, researches the nature of the extermination of Jews in each region of Yugoslavia, the part played in it by the Germans, and the part played by the various nationalities that that constitute Yugoslavia. In parallel, Stella explors the fate of her Muslim great-grandfather who saved Jews...

Director : Nitza Gonen

Production Year : 2018

Duration : 74

Language : Croatian, English, Hebrew, Macedonian, Serbian, Slovenian

BABY FROM THE PACKAGE

A short documentary film by Jakov Sedlar. The film tells the story of Dina Büchler, who eas only a baby when her parents were deported to cocentration camps in Croatia. Dina was sved by her mother's prewar freind .Djina Gertruda Beritić, and her son Tihomil. On July 13, 1994, Yad Vashem recognized Djina Gertruda Beritić and her son, Tihomil Beritić, as Righteous Among the Nations

Director : Jakov Sedlar

Production Year : 2018

Duration : 32

Language : Croatian, English