Mirjana Gross

Mirjana Gross
Born (1922-05-22)22 May 1922
Zagreb, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (present-day Zagreb, Croatia)
Died 23 July 2012(2012-07-23) (aged 90)
Zagreb, Croatia
Nationality Croat
Occupation Writer, historian

Mirjana Gross (born Mirjam Gross; 22 May 1922 – 23 July 2012) was notable Yugoslav-Croatian Jewish[1][2] historian and writer.[3]

Life and career

Gross was born in Zagreb to Jewish parents, Mavro and Ella Gross, on 22 May 1922. During World War II and the occupation of Yugoslavia, Gross and her parents hid out near Zagreb in the Village Brdovečko Drenje until 1943, when they were arrested by the Nazis. She and her mother were deported to Ravensbrück concentration camp where they worked as slaves for "Siemens & Halske AG" producing bombs. Her father was deported to Buchenwald. Gross's father and other members of her family perished during Holocaust; she and her mother, however, survived.[4][5]

After the war she was a renowned history professor.[6] Throughout her career, Gross studied the Croatian history of 19th century and history methodology. In the 1970s, she achieved several research projects, which were presented in the books that are among the major works of modern Croatian history.[7] She authored several books about Party of Rights ideology, history, Ante Starčević and Eugen Kvaternik. In 1997, Institute for Croatian History at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb dedicated and published a representative collection of scientific articles in Gross honor.[8]

Death

Gross died on 23 July 2012, and was buried at the Mirogoj Cemetery.[9][10]

Honors

In 2001, Gross received the Josip Juraj Strossmayer award for the most successful and achieved scientific work "Authentic Party of Rights", published in Croatia and Croatian diaspora. In 2005, Gross was named among 35 Croatia's most important women in history.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Snješka Knežević (2011, p. 82)
  2. ↑ Staff. "Holocaust Survivors and Victims Database: Mirjam Gross". United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "U četvrtak ispraćaj povjesničarke Mirjane Gross na Krematoriju" (in Croatian). Večernji list. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  4. ↑ Ruah Hadaša (Glasilo Židovske vjerske zajednice Bet Israel): Jasminka Domaš: Mirjam Gross (Zagreb 1922–2012): stranica 48, broj 20, godina V, 2012.(Croatian)
  5. ↑ Devčić, Karmela (27 July 2012). "Grossovi: Bježali su od ustaša, oca su ubili nacisti, a Mirjana je preživjela logor" (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  6. ↑ Hrvatski državni arhiv; Prisilni rad i Nezavisna Država Hrvatska, 1941–45; Srpanj 2007; str. 31.(Croatian)
  7. ↑ Zavoda za hrvatsku povijest; Nikša Stančić; Prof. dr. Mirjana Gross, povjesničar 19. stoljeća; Srpanj 2000.; str. 477-479.(Croatian)
  8. ↑ Ciglar, Želimir (7 December 1999). "Arhiv vijesti" (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  9. ↑ Gradska groblja Zagreb: Mirjam Gross, Mirogoj Ž-4-I-9.(Croatian)
  10. ↑ Mirjana Gross: In Memoriam (1922-2012), journals.cambridge.org; accessed 15 May 2015.
  11. ↑ Biluš, Marina (4 July 2005). "Biramo najznačajniju Hrvaticu u povijesti" [Selecting the most significant Croatian woman in history] (in Croatian). Nacional. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2012.

Bibliography

  • Snješka Knežević, Aleksander Laslo (2011). Židovski Zagreb (in Croatian). Zagreb: AGM, Židovska općina Zagreb. ISBN 978-953-174-393-8. 
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