Svetlana Broz
Encyclopedia
Svetlana Broz is a Jugoslavian author
and physician
who specializes in cardiology
. She is the granddaughter of former Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito
.
Born in 1955, Broz is the youngest child of Žarko Leon Broz, Tito's eldest son, and Zlata Jelinek-Broz. She worked as a free-lance journalist from 1970 to 1975; many of her articles and interviews were published in newspapers and magazines.
She graduated from the Belgrade Medical School
in 1980 and has served as a cardiologist at the Military Medical Academy (VMA) from 1981 to 1999, and volunteered her services at the outbreak of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina
in 1992. Her new project is about inter-ethnic marriages entered into during the war.
In 2000, she moved to Sarajevo
permanently. The reason for this was, as she stated in an interview for Bosnian
daily newspaper Nezavisne novine
: "After the NATO intervention, I moved to Sarajevo. Twenty years ago, Belgrade was a Europe
an metropolis
, a city that I loved a lot. Unfortunately, in a way that city has lost its soul. Sarajevo, despite going through a four year long siege
of hell
, kept its soul intact. I love Bosnia-Herzegovina, I feel as this is my homeland. Last year I even became a citizen."http://www.nezavisne.com/dnevne/dogadjaji/dog1017005-06.php
In 2004, she became a citizen of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Broz is currently heading the local branch of the Gardens of the Righteous Worldwide (GARIWO) non-governmental organization
. She is the founder of "Education Towards Civil Courage", a series of seminars designed to teach adolescents from all over the Balkans how to stand up to corruption and social and political divisiveness. In the summer 2007, the organization will begin the research and preparation phase for the foundation of a Center for Civil Courage in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
and physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
who specializes in cardiology
Cardiology
Cardiology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the heart . The field includes diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease and electrophysiology...
. She is the granddaughter of former Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito
Josip Broz Tito
Marshal Josip Broz Tito – 4 May 1980) was a Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman. While his presidency has been criticized as authoritarian, Tito was a popular public figure both in Yugoslavia and abroad, viewed as a unifying symbol for the nations of the Yugoslav federation...
.
Born in 1955, Broz is the youngest child of Žarko Leon Broz, Tito's eldest son, and Zlata Jelinek-Broz. She worked as a free-lance journalist from 1970 to 1975; many of her articles and interviews were published in newspapers and magazines.
She graduated from the Belgrade Medical School
University of Belgrade School of Medicine
The Belgrade Medical School is a constituent institution of the University of Belgrade, which offers a wide range of academic courses in Serbian and English, including specialist practice within a network of hospitals, institutes and medical clinics...
in 1980 and has served as a cardiologist at the Military Medical Academy (VMA) from 1981 to 1999, and volunteered her services at the outbreak of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
in 1992. Her new project is about inter-ethnic marriages entered into during the war.
In 2000, she moved to Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
permanently. The reason for this was, as she stated in an interview for Bosnian
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
daily newspaper Nezavisne novine
Nezavisne Novine
Nezavisne novine is a daily newspaper based in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Prime Minister of the Republika Srpska entity, Milorad Dodik, provided some of funding for the launch of the newspaper. It was the first newspaper in Republika Srpska to publish articles about Serb war crimes....
: "After the NATO intervention, I moved to Sarajevo. Twenty years ago, Belgrade was a Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an metropolis
Metropolis
A metropolis is a very large city or urban area which is a significant economic, political and cultural center for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections and communications...
, a city that I loved a lot. Unfortunately, in a way that city has lost its soul. Sarajevo, despite going through a four year long siege
Siege
A siege is a military blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by attrition or assault. The term derives from sedere, Latin for "to sit". Generally speaking, siege warfare is a form of constant, low intensity conflict characterized by one party holding a strong, static...
of hell
Hell
In many religious traditions, a hell is a place of suffering and punishment in the afterlife. Religions with a linear divine history often depict hells as endless. Religions with a cyclic history often depict a hell as an intermediary period between incarnations...
, kept its soul intact. I love Bosnia-Herzegovina, I feel as this is my homeland. Last year I even became a citizen."http://www.nezavisne.com/dnevne/dogadjaji/dog1017005-06.php
In 2004, she became a citizen of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Broz is currently heading the local branch of the Gardens of the Righteous Worldwide (GARIWO) non-governmental organization
Non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government. The term originated from the United Nations , and is normally used to refer to organizations that do not form part of the government and are...
. She is the founder of "Education Towards Civil Courage", a series of seminars designed to teach adolescents from all over the Balkans how to stand up to corruption and social and political divisiveness. In the summer 2007, the organization will begin the research and preparation phase for the foundation of a Center for Civil Courage in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Writings
- Good People in an Evil Time, 2002.
- Having What It Takes: Essays on Civil Courage, 2006