Mirjana Gross

Mirjana Gross (born Mirjam Gross; 22 May 1922 – 23 July 2012) was a notable Yugoslav-Croatian Jewish^[1][2] historian and writer.^[3] She is the granddaughter of Croatian chess pioneer Izidor Gross.^[4]

Mirjana Gross
Born	(1922-05-22)22 May 1922 Zagreb, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Died	23 July 2012(2012-07-23) (aged 90) Zagreb, Croatia
Nationality	Yugoslav Croat
Occupation(s)	Writer, historian

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 of Drenje Brdovečko until 1943, when they were arrested by the Nazis. She and her mother were deported to the Ravensbrück concentration camp where they worked as forced laborers for Siemens & Halske AG producing bombs. Her father was deported to Buchenwald. Gross's father and other members of her family perished during the Holocaust; she and her mother, however, survived.^[5][6]

After the war she became a renowned Yugoslavian history professor.^[7] Throughout her career, Gross studied Croatian history of 19th century and historical methodology. In the 1970s, she completed several research projects on modern Croatian history.^[8] She authored books on Party of Rights, Ante Starčević and Eugen Kvaternik, among other subjects.

In 1997, the 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's honor.^[9]

Death

Gross died on 23 July 2012, aged 90, and was buried at the Mirogoj Cemetery.^[10][11]

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 Croatia's 35 most important women in history.^[12]

References

1. Snješka Knežević (2011, p. 82)
2. Staff. "Holocaust Survivors and Victims Database: Mirjam Gross". United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Archived from the original on April 16, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
3. "U četvrtak ispraćaj povjesničarke Mirjane Gross na Krematoriju" (in Croatian). Večernji list. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
4. Staff. "Gross, Mirjana (Mirjam)". Židovski biografski leksikon. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
5. Ruah Hadaša (Glasilo Židovske vjerske zajednice Bet Israel): Jasminka Domaš: Mirjam Gross (Zagreb 1922–2012): stranica 48, broj 20, godina V, 2012.(in Croatian)
6. Devčić, Karmela (July 27, 2012). "Grossovi: Bježali su od ustaša, oca su ubili nacisti, a Mirjana je preživjela logor" (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
7. Hrvatski državni arhiv; Prisilni rad i Nezavisna Država Hrvatska, 1941–45; Srpanj 2007; str. 31.(in Croatian)
8. Nikša Stančić, "Zavoda za hrvatsku povijest; Prof Dr Mirjana Gross, povjesničar" 19. stoljeća; Srpanj 2000; str. 477-79.(in Croatian)
9. Ciglar, Želimir (December 7, 1999). "Arhiv vijesti" (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision. Archived from the original on April 18, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
10. Gradska groblja Zagreb: Mirjam Gross, Mirogoj Ž-4-I-9.(in Croatian)
11. Mirjana Gross: In Memoriam (1922-2012), journals.cambridge.org; accessed 15 May 2015.
12. Biluš, Marina (July 4, 2005). "Biramo najznačajniju Hrvaticu u povijesti" [Selecting the most significant Croatian woman in history]. Nacional (in Croatian). No. 503. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2021.

Bibliography

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