Rod Riffler

Rod Riffler (born Rudolf Ungar; 5 January 1907 – 1941) was a Croatian modern dance teacher, choreographer and owner of a dance school in Zagreb, who was killed during the Holocaust.

[1][2][3] Riffler was born in Osijek to Jewish parents, Makso Ungar and Ilka Lang.

Riffler was raised with two sisters, Marie Louise and Marija, and younger brother, Rafael.

In 1941, when Ustashas found out that he was Jewish and gay, Riffler was arrested and deported to the Jasenovac concentration camp.

[1][2][4][5][6] In 2010, Croatian director Branko Ivanda made a film Lea and Darija, about the tragic destiny of Lea Deutsch, and Riffler was portrayed in the movie by Croatian actor Radovan Ruždjak.