Capitalism in Decay

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Quoting Meho Grbić’s Bosnia and Hercegovina 1878–1945: Islam, War and Politics, page 74:

During Fehim Spaho’s time as Reis‐ul‐ulema he complained to the NDH authorities that Jews that converted to the Islamic faith were treated unequal to the Jews that converted to Catholicism. The Reis‐ul‐ulema complained that Jews who converted to Islam in the town of Zavidovići were accused of being communists and sent to the concentration camp Gospić while Jews who converted to Catholicism moved freely around in the town.²⁷⁷

In a document dated 22 January 1942 from Mostar concerning the same issue as stated above concerning the Jews. The document stated that the Ustaša authorities were taking measures to punish the Jews harshly if they did not wear the Star of David and changed their surname no matter if they converted to Islam or Catholicism.

The document also stated that the Islamic religious authorities in Mostar have passed wrong information to the Reis‐ul‐ulema that Jews that have converted to Islam were punished but the Jews converted to the Catholic faith were not punished. All Jews were punished but it seemed like more Jews converted to the Islamic faith were punished because there were much more Jews that converted to the Islamic faith in Mostar. The document states that certain woman from Mostar, Jelisaveta Singer was punished to pay a fine of 1000 Croatian Kuna because she converted to the Catholic faith.²⁷⁸

(Emphasis added.)