THE LIFE PATH OF JAVER EFFENDI BARUCH DURING THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN ADMINISTRATION Cover Image

ŽIVOTNI PUT JAVERA EFENDIJE BARUCHA U VRIJEME AUSTROUGARSKE UPRAVE
THE LIFE PATH OF JAVER EFFENDI BARUCH DURING THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN ADMINISTRATION

Author(s): Stojanka Lužija
Subject(s): Cultural history, Political history, Social history, Jewish Thought and Philosophy, 19th Century, Sociology of Politics
Published by: Filozofski fakultet Univerziteta u Tuzli
Keywords: Javer Effendi Baruch; Sephardi; Sarajevo; Bosnia and Herzegovina;

Summary/Abstract: Based on available archival material and periodicals, the author reconstructs the life story of Javer Effendi Baruch, one of the most respected and wealthy citizens of Sarajevo, during the Austro-Hungarian administration of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The personality of Javer Eff. Baruch has not been thoroughly researched in the historiography so far. It is known that Baruch gained a social reputation during Ottoman rule. After the arrival of Austria-Hungary in Bosnia and Herzegovina, he not only managed to preserve and strengthen his social position but also acquired enviable wealth. This paper aims to present the unusual life path of a Sephardic from Sarajevo. The paper analyzes his life path from a supplier for military needs, a customs tenant, a Sarajevo city councilor, to a convict for insulting majesty. Based on the available historical materials, the existence of changes in the relationship between the then administration and society towards Javer Effendi Baruch after 1887 is examined.

  • Issue Year: XXI/2022
  • Issue No: 21
  • Page Range: 117-132
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Bosnian
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