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Documents and certificates of the Zeisler family from Zagreb, Croatia.

Dan Zur was born in Zagreb in 1938 as Dan Danken Zeisler, the son of Ernest and Greta. Greta was the daughter of Leopold and Gisela Hafner, and Ernest was the son of Leopold and Charlotte Zeisler. In August 1941, after the German invasion of Zagreb, Ernest, Greta and Dan fled to the Italian – occupied region of Dalmatia. The Zeisler family found shelter in the following localities: Bakarac, Susak, Crikvenica and Selce. Dan's sister Dunja – Ruth was born in Selce in December 1941. In October 1942 the family was arrested and was interned in the Kraljevica camp, from which they were transferred to the island of Rab in June 1943. In September 1943, following Italy's surrender, Germany occupied the Italian – ruled territories. With the help of Yugoslav partisans, the family was smuggled by boat from Rab to Senj, and from there to Otocac, where they joined Yugoslav partisans. From September 1943 until July 1944 the family lived in the forests, constantly fleeing the Germans. In July 1944, following an agreement between the partisans, the Allies and the JDC organization to evacuate the children of the partisans to southern Italy, Dan and his sister were airlifted from Cremusnica, where an airfield was set up, to Bari. In Bari the children were raised separately by Italian foster families until May 1945. They were then returned to Yugoslavia to reunite with their parents, and lived in Zagreb for three more years. In December 1948 the family moved to Israel, and settled in Nahariya in January 1949.

See also item no. 659 in the DVD Section of the GFH Archives.

Donated by Dan Zur on 5 August 2007 and on 16 May 2017
99 pages, print and handwritten original, in Croatian and Italian

Inventory:
1. Two documents, one pertaining to Greta (b. 1915) and one to Ernest (b. 1910), Zagreb. Both were issued in 1945 by the presidium of the Anti - Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia.
8 pages, print original, in Croatian
2. A certificate issued in 1947 based on the records of death certificates in Zagreb, stating that Lavoslav - Leopold Zeisler (b. 1876) died in 1942 in Auschwitz.
1 page, print and handwritten original, in Croatian
3. A true copy of the certificate given to Ernest for finishing his electronics studies, 22 February 1936.
1 page, print original, in Croatian
4. Certificates stating that Leopold and his wife Charlotte were recognized as residents of Zagreb.
2 pages, print original, in Croatian
5. A certificate from the ministry of interior in Zagreb, issued for Ernest on 21 November 1946.
1 page, print original, in Croatian
6. Birth certificates of Greta (b . 1915), Leopold (1876) and Ernest (1910).
3 pages, print and handwritten original, in Croatian
7. A receipt for the transfer of money from Zagreb to the Italian – occupied region, where Ernest and Greta stayed (in the cities of Crikvenica and Kraljevica, Croatia), 16 December 1942. The money was sent by Yugoslavs who took over their shop.
2 pages, print original, in Croatian
8. A certificate of gratitude for the Italian people, given to Ernest in 1983, naming his family members.
1 page, print copy, in Italian
9. A letter written by Leopold in 1941 to his relative Stefa, who married a Catholic man. Leopold wrote it in a prison for Jews on Savska Street.
2 pages, handwritten original, in Croatian
10. Ernest and Greta's personal papers, Zagreb, 1945 - 1948
30 pages, print original, in Croatian (these materials were donated in 2017)
11. An autobiographical booklet written by Dan Zur about his family's wartime experiences -
Dan Zur, Galei Hayai (The waves of my life), Ahital publishing, Zichron Yaakov, 2014
48 pages, print, in Hebrew (donated in 2017)

Notes:
1. A beret that belonged to Ernest as a partisan (September 1943 – July 1944) was moved to the Artifacts Section.
2. An interview with Ernest and Greta in their home in Nahariya in 1998 and in 2000 is in the DVD Section. Close