Eva Grlić [SEP] occupation
Eva Grlić
Eva Grlić (born Eva Izrael; 1920 – 31 July 2008) was Croatian journalist and writer, mother of famous Croatian film director and producer Rajko Grlić.
Early life and education.
Grlić was born in Budapest to a Jewish family. Her father Oskar (Osias) Ješua Izrael, was Sephardi Jew and her mother Katica (née Klingenberg), was Ashkenazi Jew. She was taught Ladino language and to Jewish customs. Grlić learned Hungarian from her mother, and Bosnian from her father. She spent
in 1987. Grlić's mother also joined the Partisans and was killed during Operation Trio in 1942. The rest of their family perished during the Holocaust, among them Grlić father. Only Grlić, her uncle Moše Izrael and her daughter have survived the Holocaust. In 1945, Grlić returned to Zagreb to be reunited with her daughter, 4 at the time. From 1945 to 1949, Eva worked with many newspapers, among them "Vjesnik" and "Naprijed". For three years Grlić was imprisoned at labor camp Goli otok