Slavko Goldstein

Who is Slavko Goldstein?

Slavko Goldstein is a Croatian writer and publisher.

Born in Sarajevo, the Goldstein family was originally from Tuzla, but Slavko spent his childhood in Karlovac where his father Ivo was notable bookseller. At the beginning of Second World War, he was killed by Ustaša fascists and Slavko escaped and joined the Partisans where he stayed at the end of the war.

After the war, Goldstein participated in the war for Israel independence and lived a few years in a kibutz. In the mid 50-ties he returned to Yugoslavia where he would remain. He studied at the Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb. He became a journalist, editor and writer in many Croatian newspapers.

Goldstein also wrote screenplays for several Yugoslav World War II films such as Signal Over the City and Operation Stadium. His son is the notable Croatian historian Ivo Goldstein.

He was a founder of the Croatian Social Liberal Party and was the party's first leader, from 1989 to 1990. He, along with his son Ivo, was involved in the efforts to reconstruct the Zagreb Synagogue.