Dr Ognjen Kraus was born on 4 October 1945 and is a Croatian physician, president of the Jewish community Zagreb and the coordinator of the Jewish communities in Croatia.
11 Facts About Ognjen Kraus
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Ognjen Kraus was born in Zagreb to Jewish parents, Ivo and Herma Kraus.
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Ognjen Kraus has a twin sister Ziva, who is a prominent painter.
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Ognjen Kraus grandmother Ruza was born in Bjelovar where she lived with her parents, Samuel and Nanete Schwarz.
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Ognjen Kraus's grandfather moved to Zagreb in 1906, where he was the secretary of the Croatian insurance company Merkur.
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Ognjen Kraus grandfather was among the initiators of the Merkur sanatorium building which was opened in 1928.
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Ognjen Kraus grandmother died in Switzerland in 1943 just as she was given a visa for the free countries.
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Ognjen Kraus dug through the remains of the destroyed synagogue and found the capital column from the synagogue lobby, which is preserved and kept at the Jewish community of Zagreb.
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Ognjen Kraus studied medicine at the School of Medicine of the University of Zagreb.
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Ognjen Kraus received the award from the city of Zagreb in 2001 as a physician and humanist for his scientific and professional work.
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Ognjen Kraus became the president of the Jewish community of Zagreb in 1993 after Nenad Porges withdrew from the position.