Jasminka Domaš

Jasminka Domaš was born in Banja Luka, 1948. She is a member of the Croatian writers society, and of Croatian PEN. Her books are translated in Italian, English, Slovenian and German. She currently resides and works in Zagreb, Croatia. Novel “Family” was jointly published by Jewish Cultural Society “Miroslav Shalom Freiberger” and “Novi Liber” from Zagreb in 1986. Croatian Culture center from Eisenstadt, Austria, with support of the Federal Chancellery (Bundeskanzleramt ) of Austria and State Government (Landesregierung )of Burgenland, published the German and English edition in 2002.

In the novel, Jasminka Domaš explores the history and the present of the Jewish community in Croatia, and its ingrainment into culture, economy and spiritual life of Croatia and Europe. “Biblijske priče- prinos razumijevanju biblijskih značenja” ; publishers: Jewish community Zagreb, KD " M.Š Freiberger " Zagreb , 2000. Biblical texts are not only the base for religious Judaism and Christianity, and to some extent Islam as well, but can be seen as the foundation of the western civilisation. Using reliable sources and authentic interpretations, the book reveals the true depth of Biblical stories. The novel “Rebeka u nutrini duše” was published in Croatian by Jewish community of Zagreb and KD "M. Šalom Freiberger " in 2001., in Italian by “La Mongolfiera” in 2003. and in German by Austrian Kitab-Verlag.“Rebeka” symbolizes the fate of Jews in the Holocaust, but includes an important question of the present times: is being different reason enough to become a victim? It is also a soul-stirring account of love, faith and hope. “Židovska meditacija- istraživanja mističnih staza judaizma” was published in 2003. by MISL, Zagreb, edition :Religio. Jewish meditational knowledge has a few thousand years of history, It has been carried over through generations by a spoken word until it was codified by rabbi Abraham Abulafia in 13th century. In the novel, Jasminka Domas gives an overwiev of different meditation techniques, and description of various terms of Jewish mysticism. The book includes a kabbalist dictionary.

“Knjiga o ljubavi ili kako sam srela Anu Frank” was published in 2005. by Jewish community of Zagreb. It is a novel that gives account on life of a modern woman in the alienated and hypocritical world; however, the quest for love stays the only valuable criteria of meaning in life with a message from Ana Frank that we have to know how to love, but equally important – how to forgive. “Kabalističke poruke”, publisher MISL, edition :Religio, Zagreb; due in spring 2006. Discovers the depth and intellectuality of Jewish mistical thought. Over 300 messages written in a form of spiritual meditative notion, each includes authentic teaching of the Kabbala.