Beno Heisz Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Rabbi
Beno Heisz
Denomination:Orthodox Judaism
Synagogue:Sisak Synagogue
Synagogueposition:Rabbi
Death Place:Independent State of Croatia
Nationality: Croatia

Beno Heisz (died 1943) was the rabbi of the Sisak Synagogue.[1]

With the establishment of the Independent State of Croatia and the rise to power of the Ustashe (the only quisling forces in Europe who operated their own extermination camps), the Sisak Synagogue was devastated and looted. Rabbi Beno Heisz shared the fate of the other Croatian Jews and was killed in 1943.[2] [3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kiš Terbovc . Patricia . Nema kulturnog objekta koji nije stradao. Neki, istina, manje, ali mnogi nepopravljivo i zauvijek . . 3 January 2021.
  2. Web site: Sjećanje na žrtve dječjeg logora u Sisku: Pomen i opomena . . 11 October 2015.
  3. News: Benno Heisz. Yad Vashem. Pages of testimony by Reuven Incardona (grandson).
  4. Web site: Sisak Jewish Cemetery . 14 October 2021 . ESJF . 14 April 2023.