There is no information about the existence of an organized Jewish community in Jagodnjak. The abandoned Jewish cemetery has five tombstones. The oldest grave dates from 1897 and the latest from 1902.
For more information on this site visit: https://www.esjf-cemeteries.org/fenced/jagodnjak-jewish-cemetery-2/
Being one of the tallest structures in Croatia, this cathedral is one of the symbols of the city of Osijek. It is a neo-gothic style cathedral built in the 19th century. It has very colorful frescoes on the interior that were completed in the 1940s. The church suffered heavy damage due to fighting in the 1990s.
The Synagogue in Lower town of Osijek is an Ashkenazi synagogue built in 1903 by the architect Wilim Carl Hofbauer. This Neo-Romanesque brick building has been transformed into a church.
Jewish settlers first came to Zmajevac in the 18th century and the synagogue and cemetery were at the same time. The oldest tombstone in the cemetery dates to 1886 and the newest to 1941. The Jewish community ceased to exist in 1914 after the beginning of World War I. The synagogue was sold in 1950.
One of the most famous residents of the village was a Jewish woman named Otti Berger (1898-1944). She was a famous Croatian Bauhaus designer from Zmajevac (Vörösmart).
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