Vidov život: biografija dr Davida Albale

Abstract

Dr David Albala bio je značajna ličnost u Srbiji i Jugoslaviji u toku i između dva svetska rata. Bio je na važnim funkcijama, kao što su potpredsednik Saveza jevrejskih veroispovednih opština Jugoslavije, predsednik Jevrejske veroispovedne opštine sefardskog obreda u Beogradu itd. Tokom tih ratova Vlada Srbije i knez namesnik Jugoslavije Pavle slali su ga u SAD sa posebnim poverljivim zadacima. U njegovoj ličnosti sjedinjavali su se vatreni srpski patriota i isto tako vatreni cionistički aktivist, a da jedan nije smetao drugom nego su se dopunjavali. Knjiga se može podeliti na deo u kojem autorka opširno i u najlepšoj svetlosti piše o ličnim osobinama svog supruga, i na, za čitaoce verovatno zanimljiviji, deo u kojem je reč o događajima u kojima je on igrao značajnu ulogu. Izneti su mnogi podaci iz neobično bogate biografije dr Albale, koji, bacaju donekle novu svetlost na njegovu ličnost, рrе svega na njegova shvatanja, kao i na neke događaje iz naše novije istorije.

Dr. David Albala was a significant figure in Serbia and Yugoslavia during and between the two world wars. He held important positions, such as vice-president of the Federation of Jewish Religious Communities of Yugoslavia, president of the Jewish religious community of the Sephardic rite in Belgrade, etc. During those wars, the Government of Serbia and the Deputy Prince of Yugoslavia, Pavle, sent him to the United States with special confidential tasks. An ardent Serbian patriot and also an ardent Zionist activist united in his personality, without one bothering the other, but complementing each other. The book can be divided into a part in which the author writes extensively and in the best light about her husband's personal characteristics, and into, probably more interesting for readers, the part about events in which he played a significant role. Many facts from the unusually rich biography of Dr. Albala have been presented, which, shedding some new light on his personality, reflect everything on his understandings, as well as on some events from our recent history.