Albert Goldstein

Albert Goldstein was significant Croatian Jewish intellectual, writer, publisher, poet and translator. Goldstein was born in Zagreb on 31 January 1943. In Zagreb he finished elementary and high school. He graduated from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb in the field of the history of art and comparative literature. At the beginning of his career, Goldstein worked as a propagandist in Osijek company Saponia d.d., he also worked as head of propaganda in Gavella Drama Theatre, and subsequently he worked for the magazines Teka and Biblioteka in the Student Center at the University of Zagreb until 1979. From 1979 to 1986, Goldstein worked for Graphic Bureau of Croatia. From 1986 to 1993, he also worked for publishing house August Cesarec. In 1993, with his friends Vjeran Zuppa and Nikša Župa, Goldstein founded publishing house Aktant d.o o.. Since 1969, Goldstein was member of the Croatian Writers' Association, and one of the founders of the Croatian Writers Society. Goldstein was also member of the Croatian PEN. He served as president of the Association of Publishers and Booksellers at the Croatian Chamber of Economy. Goldstein served as a board member of the Jewish cultural society Miroslav Šalom Freiberger and was active member of the Jewish community in Zagreb.