Biography
Danijela Mrda was born in Sarajevo in 1977. She graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of East Sarajevo, where she earned her master’s degree in literary history. She has worked in various roles and positions within the educational system of the Republic of Srpska and assumed the position of Director of the Archives of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2021. She is the author of several exhibitions and papers at both national and international levels. Currently, she is pursuing doctoral studies at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of East Sarajevo. She writes and publishes poetry, is a prominent humanitarian worker, and is actively involved in supporting socially vulnerable families and preventing violence against women and children through her work and support within the non-governmental sector.
DOCUMENTATION ON THE HOLOCAUST IN THE ARCHIVES OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Abstract: The Archives of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo house extensive archival material on the Holocaust committed by the authorities of the Independent State of Croatia (NDH) against the Jewish population in the territory of present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina during World War II. The materials are stored in the Fund of the State Commission for the Investigation of Crimes of the Occupiers and Their Collaborators and consist of various reports, statements, records, and testimonies of survivors detailing the torture they endured, among other documents. Additionally, this extensive collection contains lists of Jews deported to concentration camps from various cities in present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina. The fund also includes records of confiscated Jewish businesses across different cities, as well as documentation on other forms of looting of Jewish property.
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