Thea Altaras

Thea Altaras (19242004) was a Croatian-German architect who was known for her research and publications on Jewish monuments in Hesse, Germany.

Early life Altaras was born in Zagreb, Croatia on 11 March 1924. She was raised in a wealthy Croatian-Jewish family of; her parents were Žiga and Alma Fuhrmann. During World War II Altaras was imprisoned with her mother and sister Jelka, at the Rab concentration camp. After the capitulation of Italy and the liberation of the camp, Altaras joined the Partisans with her mother and sister.

Published works Stätten der Juden in Gießen, Königstein i. Ts., 1998, Synagogen in Hessen – Was geschah seit 1945?, Königstein i. Ts., 1988, Synagogen und jüdische Rituelle Tauchbäder und: Synagogen in Hessen – Was geschah seit 1945? Teil II, Königstein i. Ts., 1994, Synagogen und jüdische rituelle Tauchbäder in Hessen – Was geschah seit 1945?, Die Blauen Bücher, Königstein i. Ts., Verlag Langewiesche, 2007,