Leo Volf

Wolf, Leo (Osijek, October 16, 1889 – ????Auschwitz, August 31, 1942????), merchant and Jewish activist.

Leo married Erža (Jelisava) née Roth born on 30 May 1920 in Nova Gradiška, with whom he had daughters Nada (?Nova Gradiška, 19 April 1921) and Zdenka (?Nova Gradiška, 16 May 1923). He was secretary for many years and first member of the presidency of the Lower Town Jewish Community in Osijek. After the establishment of the NDH, together with other Jews from Osijek, at the beginning of summer of 1942, he was interned in the Tenja concentration camp and on 22 Aug deported to Auschwitz.

Source: Jewish Biographical Lexicon. Available at: https://zbl.lzmk.hr