Lecturer: Attila Čokolić

The Jewish community in the city of Osijek greatly contributed to the development of legal thought, the legal profession and the judiciary of Osijek, and the whole of Slavonia, in the period from 1870 to the beginning of World War II. The city of Osijek developed intensively during this period, and the influx of capital undoubtedly stimulated the great development of crafts and industry. All this led to a greater need for legal protection, which at that time was provided only by lawyers.
Among the numerous Osijek lawyers, members of the Jewish community, two stand out in particular: Dr. Hugo Spitzer (1858 – 1934) and Dr. Hermann Weissmann (1884 – 1942). Both of these lawyers have great and lasting significance, both for the Jewish community, the city of Osijek, and the Republic of Croatia.