Jasminka Domaš
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Jasminka Domaš (born 5 September 1948,
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) is a Croatian-Jewish writer, journalist and scientist. Domaš was born in
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and graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences at the
University of Zagreb The University of Zagreb (, ) is a public university, public research university in Zagreb, Croatia. It is the largest Croatian university and one of the oldest continuously operating universities in Europe. The University of Zagreb and the Unive ...
. Domaš is a master of biblical and modern Judaism, and specialises in such issues as national minorities and interfaith relations. She is an associate of many national and international magazines. In the area of Judaism, she has published more than three hundred articles. Domaš is also the guest lecturer at the Jesus Society,
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences or the Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb ( Croatian: ''Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu'') is one of the faculties of the University of Zagreb. History The Faculty of Philosophy is the oldes ...
. Since 1995 to 1998, Domaš made more than two hundred documentary testimonials for the Shoah Foundation, whose founder and president is
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. She is a member of the
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, PEN Croatia and Croatian Writers Society. Domaš was an active member of the Jewish community in Zagreb until its split. She is an active member of the Beth Israel Jewish community. Domaš is also active in the Jewish cultural society " Miroslav Šalom Freiberger", Croatian Helsinki Committee and Association for Religious Freedom in Croatia, where she is the president. Domaš works at the
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as a journalist.


Published works

* ''Obitelj – Mišpaha'', Novi Liber, 1996 * ''Tjedne minijature slobode '', 1997 * ''Šabat šalom'', 1999 * ''Biblijske priče – prinos razumijevanju biblijskih značenja'', Jewish community Zagreb, 2000 * ''Rebeka u nutrini duše'', Jewish community Zagreb, 2001 * ''Židovska meditacija – istraživanje mističnih staza judaizma'', Misl, 2003


''Obitelj – Mišpaha''

Book ''Obitelj – Mišpaha'', was published by the Jewish cultural society "Miroslav Šalom Freiberger" and publisher Novi Liber, Zagreb in 1996. In 2002 Croatian Cultural Center from
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, with the support from the
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and provincial
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government, has published the book in German and English. In the book, Domaš researched the history and present of the Jewish community in Croatia, its deep roots in the culture, economic and spiritual life of Croatia and Europe.


''Biblijske priče – prinos razumijevanju biblijskih značenja''

''Biblijske priče – prinos razumijevanju biblijskih značenja'', was published in 2000 by Jewish cultural society "Miroslav Šalom Freiberger" and Jewish community Zagreb. With credible sources and interpretations, the book reveals the true depth meaning of the biblical stories.


''Rebeka u nutrini duše''

''Rebeka u nutrini duše'' was published by the Jewish cultural society "Miroslav Šalom Freiberger" in Zagreb in 2001. It was later published in Italian and German in 2003. The novel explores the fate of Jews in the
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, but also includes other important questions about humanity.


''Židovska meditacija – istraživanje mističnih staza judaizma''

''Židovska meditacija – istraživanje mističnih staza judaizma'' was published in 2003. The book provides an overview of different meditation techniques to the interpretation of many concepts of Jewish mysticism. The book has a
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vocabulary.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Domas, Jasminka 1948 births Living people People from Banja Luka Croatian Jews Croatian people of Bosnia and Herzegovina-Jewish descent Croatian writers Jewish writers Croatian scientists Jewish scientists Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Zagreb alumni Academic staff of the University of Zagreb Jewish women scientists Jewish women writers Croatian women academics