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| birth_date = 25 June 1860
| birth_date = 25 June 1860
| birth_place = [[Kislőd]], [[Austria-Hungary|Austro-Hungarian Monarchy]], (now [[Hungary]])
| birth_place = [[Kislőd]], [[Austrian Empire]], (now [[Hungary]])
| death_date = 1942 (aged 82)
| death_date = 1942 (aged 82)
| death_place = [[Jasenovac concentration camp]]
| death_place = [[Jasenovac concentration camp]]
| death_cause = Murdered in [[Holocaust]]
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| spouse = Regina Gross
| spouse = Regina Gross
| children = Herman Gross<br>(son)
| children = Herman Gross<br>(son)
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| nationality = [[Croats|Croat]]
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'''Izidor Gross''' (25 June 1860 – 1942) was an [[Croatia]]n [[chess]] master and [[hazzan]].
'''Izidor Gross''' (25 July 1866 – 1942) was a [[Croatia]]n [[chess]] master and [[hazzan]].


==Background==
==Background==
Gross was born in [[Kislőd]], [[Hungary]] on 25 June 1860. In 1891 he settled in [[Karlovac]], Croatia where he served as a hazzan at Karlovac Synagogue. Apart from his work at the Karlovac Jewish community, Gross was avid chess master and notable writer about [[chess problem]] and game it self. He is one of the founders of the Karlovac chess club in 1908 and Croatian chess federation in 1912. Gross published chess problems in various domestic and foreign magazines and newspapers. In 1909 he published a book Šahovska abeceda (''Chess alphabet''). He composed direct mates, with some incursions in helpmates. Gross organized in Karlovac, in 1912, first international chess tournament in the [[Balkans]].<ref>{{harvtxt|Hans Schäfer|1930|p=}}</ref><ref>{{hr icon}} {{Cite news|last=|first=|coauthors=|title=Židovi u Karlovcu|pages=|publisher=Paviljon Katzler|date=|url=http://www.paviljon-katzler.hr/vijesti/zidovi-u-karlovcu|accessdate=2013-04-04}}</ref> As a [[Jews|Jew]] Gross was arrested and deported to [[Jasenovac concentration camp]] were he was killed in 1942 during the [[Holocaust]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://db.yadvashem.org/names/nameDetails.html?itemId=425545&language=en#!prettyPhoto|title=Izidor Gross|publisher=[[Yad Vashem]]|work=Pages of testimony by Edit Anav (granddaughter)}}</ref><ref>Joseph Levine and Solomon Mendelson: ''Ishei yisrael u-t’fillatam; A Memorial List of European Cantors Martyred During the Shoah'': page 10: January 1, 2013.</ref> together with his son Herman and daughter in law Julia.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://db.yadvashem.org/names/nameDetails.html?itemId=1073369&language=en#!prettyPhoto|title=Herman Gross|publisher=[[Yad Vashem]]|work=Pages of testimony by Edit Anav (daughter)}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://db.yadvashem.org/names/nameDetails.html?itemId=1132639&language=en|title=Julia Gross|publisher=[[Yad Vashem]]|work=Pages of testimony by Edit Anav (daughter)}}</ref>
Gross was born into a Jewish family in [[Kislőd]], [[Hungary]] on 25 July 1866. In 1891 he settled in [[Karlovac]], Croatia where he served as a hazzan at Karlovac Synagogue. Apart from work at the Karlovac Jewish community, Gross was an avid chess master and notable writer about [[chess problems]] and the game itself. He is one of the founders of the Karlovac chess club in 1908 and Croatian chess federation in 1912. Gross published articles about chess problems in various domestic - foreign magazines and newspapers. In 1909 he published a book Šahovska abeceda (''Chess alphabet''). He composed direct mates, with some incursions in helpmates. Gross organized in Karlovac, in 1912, first international chess tournament in the [[Balkans]].<ref>{{harvtxt|Schäfer|1930|p=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Židovi u Karlovcu|publisher=Paviljon Katzler|url=http://www.paviljon-katzler.hr/vijesti/zidovi-u-karlovcu|access-date=2013-04-04|language=hr|archive-date=2012-11-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105061752/http://www.paviljon-katzler.hr/vijesti/zidovi-u-karlovcu|url-status=dead}}</ref> As a [[Jews|Jew]] Gross was arrested and deported to [[Jasenovac concentration camp]] where he was killed in 1942 during the [[Holocaust]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://db.yadvashem.org/names/nameDetails.html?itemId=425545&language=en#!prettyPhoto|title=Izidor Gross|publisher=[[Yad Vashem]]|work=Pages of testimony by Edit Anav (granddaughter)}}</ref><ref>Joseph Levine and Solomon Mendelson: ''Ishei yisrael u-t’fillatam; A Memorial List of European Cantors Martyred During the Shoah'': page 10: January 1, 2013.</ref> together with his son Herman and daughter in law Julia.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://db.yadvashem.org/names/nameDetails.html?itemId=1073369&language=en#!prettyPhoto|title=Herman Gross|publisher=[[Yad Vashem]]|work=Pages of testimony by Edit Anav (daughter)}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://db.yadvashem.org/names/nameDetails.html?itemId=1132639&language=en|title=Julia Gross|publisher=[[Yad Vashem]]|work=Pages of testimony by Edit Anav (daughter)}}</ref>


==Works==
==Works==
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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
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| NAME = Gross, Izidor
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Croatian chess master and [[hazzan]]
| DATE OF BIRTH = 25 June 1860
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Kislőd]], [[Austria-Hungary|Austro-Hungarian Monarchy]], (now [[Hungary]])
| DATE OF DEATH = 1942
| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Jasenovac concentration camp]]
}}


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Latest revision as of 12:14, 10 October 2024

Izidor Gross
Born25 June 1860
Kislőd, Austrian Empire, (now Hungary)
Died1942 (aged 82)
Jasenovac concentration camp
Cause of deathMurdered in Holocaust
NationalityCroat
SpouseRegina Gross
ChildrenHerman Gross
(son)

Izidor Gross (25 July 1866 – 1942) was a Croatian chess master and hazzan.

Background

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Gross was born into a Jewish family in Kislőd, Hungary on 25 July 1866. In 1891 he settled in Karlovac, Croatia where he served as a hazzan at Karlovac Synagogue. Apart from work at the Karlovac Jewish community, Gross was an avid chess master and notable writer about chess problems and the game itself. He is one of the founders of the Karlovac chess club in 1908 and Croatian chess federation in 1912. Gross published articles about chess problems in various domestic - foreign magazines and newspapers. In 1909 he published a book Šahovska abeceda (Chess alphabet). He composed direct mates, with some incursions in helpmates. Gross organized in Karlovac, in 1912, first international chess tournament in the Balkans.[1][2] As a Jew Gross was arrested and deported to Jasenovac concentration camp where he was killed in 1942 during the Holocaust,[3][4] together with his son Herman and daughter in law Julia.[5][6]

Works

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  • Rochade und Notation bei Ibn Esra, Druck von T. Schatzky, Breslau (1900)
  • Povijest šaha, Knjigotiskara M. Fogina, Karlovac (1912)
  • Problemi Karlovačkog medunarodnog šahovskog turnira, Knjigotiskara Dragutina Hauptfelda, Karlovac (1913)
  • Šahovska abeceda, Knjižara St. Kugli, Zagreb (1923)
  • 150 izabranih problema, Knjigotiskara M. Fogina, Karlovac (1936)
  • Humorističke crtice iz jevrejskog života, Knjigotiskara M. Fogina, Karlovac (1938)

References

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  1. ^ Schäfer (1930)
  2. ^ "Židovi u Karlovcu" (in Croatian). Paviljon Katzler. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
  3. ^ "Izidor Gross". Pages of testimony by Edit Anav (granddaughter). Yad Vashem.
  4. ^ Joseph Levine and Solomon Mendelson: Ishei yisrael u-t’fillatam; A Memorial List of European Cantors Martyred During the Shoah: page 10: January 1, 2013.
  5. ^ "Herman Gross". Pages of testimony by Edit Anav (daughter). Yad Vashem.
  6. ^ "Julia Gross". Pages of testimony by Edit Anav (daughter). Yad Vashem.

Bibliography

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  • Schäfer, Hans (1930). Internationale galerie moderner problem komponisten. Vienna.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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