Jews in the economic development of Slavonia

U radu će se obraditi tema koliki su utjecaj Židovi imali na razvoj gospodarstva u Slavoniji od njihova doseljavanja pa sve do 1941. godine. Iako su prvo u Slavoniju dolazili kao pokućarci, potom trgovci i obrtnici nedvojbeno su imali veliki utjecaj na razvoj manjih, a potom i većih gospodarskih postrojenja u svim većim mjestima Slavonije (Osijek, Slavonski Brod, Požega, Vukovar i dr.). Bili su pokretači, utemeljitelji, dioničari i vlasnici trgovačkih komora, manufaktura, tvornica, banaka i poduzeća. Zahvaljujući židovskom kapitalu u Slavoniji se razvijalo gospodarstvo i industrija o kojoj danas svjedoče samo reklame i poneki znanstveni rad. Tijekom i nakon Drugoga svjetskoga rata njihova imovina je konfiscirana, nacionalizirana, opljačkana te danas samo poneki pojedinci znaju koja su poduzeća, banke, trgovine ili veleposjedi bili u rukama Židova.The paper will deal with the topic of how much influence the Jews had on the development of the economy in Slavonia from their settlement until 1941. Although they first came to Slavonia as door-to-door salesmen, then merchants and craftsmen undoubtedly had a great influence on the development of smaller and then larger economic facilities in all the larger towns of Slavonia (Osijek, Slavonski Brod, Požega, Vukovar, etc.). They were the initiators, founders, shareholders and owners of chambers of commerce, manufactories, factories, banks and companies. Thanks to Jewish capital, the economy and industry developed in Slavonia, which today is evidenced only by advertisements and the occasional scientific paper. During and after the Second World War, their property was confiscated, nationalized, looted, and today only a few individuals know which companies, banks, shops or estates were in the hands of Jews