relations birth_place nationality birth_date article_title name occupation alma_mater
samuel trudi -rrb- dirnbach -lrb- sister -rrb- and marija dirnbach -lrb- parents -rrb- gertruda -lrb- osijek , kingdom of yugoslavia -lrb- now croatia -rrb- croat 22 august 1929 zora dirnbach
 zora dirnbach writer university of zagreb
zora dirnbach

zora dirnbach -lrb- born 22 august 1929 -rrb- is croatian jewish journalist and writer .
dirnbach was born in osijek on 22 august 1929 to a jewish father and austrian-born catholic mother who converted to judaism in 1922 .
she was raised with her sister gertruda .
dirnbach studied art history at the faculty of philosophy at the university of zagreb .
since 1949 , dirnbach has worked as a journalist and editor of the cultural section at the daily newspapers , and radio zagreb .
since 1958 , she worked as a dramatist on radio zagreb first channel , and since 1963 to 1991 as a dramatist and editor of television drama program on radio-television zagreb -lrb- now croatian radiotelevision -rrb- .
dirnbach is author of three feature film scenarios , more than a dozen radio plays , tv dramas , tv movies , two series , adaptation and translation of a large number of radio and tv dramas .
as an associate , dirnbach taught tv dramaturgy for several years at the academy of dramatic art , university of zagreb .
she is an author of several novels and collections of short stories .
through her life dirnbach was inspired by the tragedy of shoah , personal and family tragedy , as she gave invaluable contribution to the jewish community in croatia .
with the extensive involvement at the council of the jewish community zagreb , she led the committee for information at the jewish community zagreb and gave a special contribution to the zagreb jewish society .
although dirnbach was christened by her family during world war ii in an attempt to save her life , she stated that she consider herself to be an atheist croatian jew .
her mother and sister survived the holocaust while many members of her family did not .
