Berta Bergman
Berta Bergman (née Bergmann; 1892–1945) was a Yugoslav physician and the first Bosnian woman to finish high school.[1]
Early life
Bergman was born in
Career
Bergman's career as pediatrician took her to a number of places in Bosnia and Herzegovina, by then part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, including Banja Luka. After quitting her position in Banja Luka, Bergman was awarded money for self-sacrifice and risking her own life.[5] She then worked in Mostar as head of the local children's polyclinic.[1]
After the invasion of Yugoslavia by Nazi Germany in April 1941 and the establishment of the Independent State of Croatia, a fascist puppet state, on the territory which included Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bergman lost her job. Her sister Marija and Marija's family were deported to the Rab concentration camp, while 49-year-old Doctor Bergman joined the Partisan guerrilla resistance movement. She provided the Partisan fighters with medical care, supplies and first aid lessons. She was imprisoned twice; the capture on 15 January 1945 led to her deportation to Jasenovac concentration camp, where she was killed by the Ustaše.[1][5]
References
- ^ a b c d e Husnija Kamberović, ed. (2012). Bosna i Hercegovina 1941: Novi pogledi (in Serbo-Croatian). Vol. 9. Sarajevo: Institut za istoriju. pp. 125–126.
- ^ a b Anita Dremel; Lada Čale Feldman; Lidija Dujić; Rada Borić; Sandra Prlenda; Maša Grdešić; Renata Jambrešić Kirin, eds. (2015). Uzduž i poprijeko: brak, zakon i intimno građanstvo u povijesnoj i suvremenoj perspektivi (in Serbo-Croatian). Zagreb: Centar za ženske studije. p. 107.
- ^ a b Danon, Cezar (February 2000). "Sjećanja". Jevrejski Glas (in Serbo-Croatian). Sarajevo: Glasnik Jevrejske zajednice Bosne i Hercegovine.
- ^ "123. godišnjica djelovanja čuvene mostarske gimnazije" (in Serbo-Croatian). 23 April 2016. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ a b Danon, Jakov; Stošić, Verica (2010). "Memoari na holokaust Jevreja Krajine" (in Serbo-Croatian). Banja Luka: Jevrejska opština Banja Luka: 185.
{{cite journal}}
: Cite journal requires|journal=
(help)