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Jewish cemetery of the Upper Town of Osijek

Practical info

Type of location: Cemetery

Jewish cemetery of the Upper Town of Osijek

Ul. Svetog Leopolda Bogdana Mandića 25, 31000, Osijek

Historical description

Osijek

In 1847, fifty or so families helped found the community in Osijek, Slavonia’s main city. A school and synagogue were quickly built, presided over by Rabbi Samuel Spitzer, author of religious, cultural, and historical books. His son, Hugo Spitzer, became a ... Read more