| RabbiIzrael Kohn | |
|---|---|
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1885 Poland (?) |
| Died | 1941(1941-00-00) (aged 55–56) Jasenovac, Independent State of Croatia |
| Nationality |  Croatia |
| Spouse | Lina Breier |
| Children | Frida, Gena, Marko |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Orthodox Judaism |
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. 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. He is said to have lived secluded and modestly with his family in Koprivnica.
In the night between 23 July and 24 July 1941, he, along with his whole family and other Jews from Koprivnica, was taken by the Ustashe to the Gospić concentration camp, and eventually died in Jasenovac. His son Marko perished in Jasenovac as well.
References
- ^ Ernečić, Dražen, ed. (2005). Židovi u Koprivnici. Muzej Grada Koprivnice. p. 49. ISBN 9789536243723.
- ŠVARC, Krešimir. "PRILOZI ZA POVIJEST KOPRIVNIČKIH ŽIDOVA" (in Croatian). p. 5.
- ^ Fischer, Leopold (1926). "Sličica iz seoskog života poljskih Židova". Jevrejski Almanah Za Godinu 5687 (1926/27). 2: 131–134.
- 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.
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