Jindřich Spitz
1862–1940 (age 78)
Biography
Jindřich Spitz, born in 1862, was part of a generation that witnessed rapid changes in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and later the First Czechoslovak Republic. Devoted to his family and neighbors, he embodied the quiet diligence that characterized many Jewish households in Brno.
Through the turbulence of the 20th century, Jindřich remained a welcome presence, and today his memory rests in the Jewish cemetery in Brno, where he is honored for his steady humanity.