Miroslav Feldman

Dr. Miroslav Feldman (28 December 1899 – 30 May 1976) was Croatian Jewish[1][2][3] poet and writer. Feldman was born in Virovitica on 28 December 1899.[4] He studied medicine in Zagreb and Vienna. After graduation, he returned to Croatia and worked as a physician in Virovitica, Osijek, Pakrac, Sarajevo and Zagreb.[5] During World War II he joined the Partisans, where he helped organize the medical corps.[6]

Miroslav Feldman
Born(1899-12-28)28 December 1899
Virovitica, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary
Died30 May 1976(1976-05-30) (aged 76)
Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
OccupationPhysician, writer, poet
NationalityCroat
GenreDrama

Feldman was the president of the Croatian and Yugoslav PEN. He began his career as a poet, but he was most notable as a drama writer. Feldman wrote a psychological drama with elements of the grotesque, and works with a strong social critique, in which he satirically speaks of occurrence in the province and life of the higher society.[5]

Feldman died in Zagreb on 30 May 1976 and was buried at the Mirogoj Cemetery.[7][8]

Works
  • "Arhipelag snova"
  • "Vožnja"
  • "Zec"
  • "Profesor Žič"
  • "U pozadini"
  • "Iz mraka"

References
  1. Snješka Knežević (2011, p. 115)
  2. Romano (1980, p. 361)
  3. Smiljanić, Vlatko (25 May 2012). "O židovstvu u Virovitici" (in Croatian). www.virovitica.net. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  4. Draško Ređep (1971). Živan Milisavac (ed.). Jugoslovenski književni leksikon [Yugoslav Literary Lexicon] (in Serbo-Croatian). Novi Sad (SAP Vojvodina, SR Serbia): Matica srpska. p. 122.
  5. "Miroslav Feldman (1899. – 1976.)" (in Croatian). www.virovitica.info. Archived from the original on 27 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  6. "Miroslav Feldman, Zec- lice iz svjetskog rata" (in Croatian). www.bibliofil.hr. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  7. "Grobno mjesto Miroslava Feldmana – Ž 4 A – II/ I −121" (in Croatian). www.gradskagroblja.hr. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  8. (in Croatian) Gradska groblja Zagreb: Miroslav Feldman, Mirogoj Ž-4A-II/I-121

Bibliography
  • Snješka Knežević, Aleksander Laslo (2011). Židovski Zagreb. Zagreb: AGM, Židovska općina Zagreb. ISBN 978-953-174-393-8.
  • Romano, Jaša (1980). Jevreji Jugoslavije 1941–1945: žrtve genocida i učesnici narodnooslobodilačkog rata. Beograd: Jevrejski Istorijski Muzej, Saveza jevrejskih opština Jugoslavije.
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