Svetlana Broz
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born
January 01, 1955
in Belgrade, Serbia
gender
female
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Josip Broz Tito
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Dr. Svetlana Broz was born in Belgrade in 1955 as the youngest child of Zarko Broz (eldest son of Josip Broz Tito) and Dr. Zlata Jelinek - Broz. Since 2000, she has been living in Sarajevo and became Bosnian citizen in 2004.
1970 - 1975 Free-lance journalist: many articles and interviews published in newspapers and magazines.
1980 - graduated with high marks at the School of Medicine, University of Belgrade.
1981 - 1999 Physician and specialist in Cardiology at the Military Medical Academy.
1992 - at the outbreak of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina Dr Svetlana Broz volunteered as a cardiologist. In January 1993 began interviewing for the book that describes human experiences during the Bosnian War. This was published in 1999 as Dobri ljudi u v...more
Dr. Svetlana Broz was born in Belgrade in 1955 as the youngest child of Zarko Broz (eldest son of Josip Broz Tito) and Dr. Zlata Jelinek - Broz. Since 2000, she has been living in Sarajevo and became Bosnian citizen in 2004.
1970 - 1975 Free-lance journalist: many articles and interviews published in newspapers and magazines.
1980 - graduated with high marks at the School of Medicine, University of Belgrade.
1981 - 1999 Physician and specialist in Cardiology at the Military Medical Academy.
1992 - at the outbreak of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina Dr Svetlana Broz volunteered as a cardiologist. In January 1993 began interviewing for the book that describes human experiences during the Bosnian War. This was published in 1999 as Dobri ljudi u vremenu zla (Good People in an Evil Time) by Media Centar Prelom, Banja Luka in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Started work on a new book on interethnic marriages entered into during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in 2000 moved to Sarajevo.
She is a member of various NGOs in Sarajevo including the International Multi-religious and Inter-cultural Center, the Association of Independent Intellectuals CIRCLE 99, The B&H Society of Victimologists, Education Builds B&H and International Center for Children and Youth Novo Sarajevo.
In 2001 she became President of the Board of The First Children's Embassy in the World, the Director of the Sarajevo office of the NGO Gardens of the Righteous Worldwide and President of the Sarajevo City Govrenment's Steering Committee for the Garden of the Righteous.
Since 2001 became International advisor of Conflict Management Group, Cambridge, MA, USA.
2002 – City Government of Milan (Italy) opened the Garden of the Righteous Worldwide in which they planted tree in honor of Svetlana Broz for righteous who opposed ethnic cleansing in B&H.
2003 – Member of the International Advisory Board of Center for Macro Projects and Diplomacy, Roger Williams U., Rode Island, MA, USA
2003 – Published an essay in the book The Iraq War and Its Consequences - Thoughts of Nobel Peace Laureates and Eminent Scholars (www.worldscientific.com.sg)
2004 – Good People in an Evil Time translated by Ellen Elias Bursac is published by Other Press, NY, USA (www.goodpeopleeviltime.com)
2005 – Published a new book Imam petlju (What it Takes), Sarajevo
2006 - Member of Editorial Board of Magazine Duh Bosne /Spirit of Bosnia - An International, Interdisciplinary, Bilingual, Online Journal (www.spiritofbosnia.org)
2006 - Published the book Having What It Takes: Essays on Civil Courage, GARIWO Sarajevo
2005 – 2008 - delivered over 700 public lectures and media events in B&H and abroad
2007 – Honorary member of the board of Eastern European Service Agency (EESA), San Jose, California
2008 – I giusti nel tempo del male translated by Ognjen Tomic is published by Erikson, Italy
Over the past years she has been lecturing at various universities in the USA - American University Washington D.C.; Antioch College; Berkeley University; Graduate Theological Union; Boston College; Boston University; College of the Holy Cross; Dartmouth College; Dickey Center at Dartmouth; Gustavus Adolfus College; Hampshire College; Harvard School of Public Health; Harvard University Hunt Alternatives; Harvard University Kennedy School of Government; Harvard University Lowell House; Harvard University Social Studies; Haverford College; Hope College; Illinois University; Indiana College; Institute for World Religions Berkeley Buddhist Monastery; Middlebury College; Montclair State University; Monterey Inst. of International Studies; New Haven University; North Carolina University; Roger Williams University; Rosemont College; Saint John's University; San Francisco State University; San Jose State University; Santa Clara University; Seattle University School of Law; Sonoma State University; St. Michael's College; Stanford University; Tufts University; University of Cali(less)
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