A Newspaper Report about Us

Žak Konfino

1934

Did you know that The Jewish Voice almost became a defendant in a trial concerning the Press Act?

My fellow community members wanted to sue it.

Never have my fellow community members ever sued anyone, nor can they think of an inconvenience greater than having to deal with a court; that they considered, regardless of all that, resorting to a lawsuit…

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Žak Konfino

1892–1975

A physician, writer, and translator, Žak Konfino wrote popular stories and novels about Sephardic Jewish life in the Balkans in the early twentieth century. Born in the southern Serbian town of Leskovac and educated in Vienna, Konfino did not begin writing until he was in his forties. He participated actively in both world wars, serving in the Serbian army in the first conflict and as medical assistant and military doctor in both wars. He was briefly imprisoned in an Italian prison camp during World War II. His stories, travelogues, and articles on medicine and other topics were widely published in journals and magazines aimed at both general and Jewish audiences, and were translated into numerous languages.

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