A great man is one who collects knowledge the way a bee collects honey and uses it to help people overcome the difficulties they endure - hunger, ignorance and disease!
- Nikola Tesla

Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.
- Franklin Roosevelt

While their territory has been devastated and their homes despoiled, the spirit of the Serbian people has not been broken.
- Woodrow Wilson

Sonja Petrović

Sonja Petrovic, forward for the WNBA Chicago Sky, will be making a special appearance at Serb Fest promoting her team and WNBA basketball in Chicago.

Sonja was acquired via trade with the San Antonio Silver Stars on March 14, 2012, in exchange for a 2013 second round draft pick. Sonja was born in Beograd, Serbia.

Sonja Petrovic was drafted by the San Antonio Silver Stars in the 2009 WNBA Draft with the 26th overall pick. Staying overseas, she played for four years at Spartak under Pokey Chatman.

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In 2012, she averaged 9.0 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game while playing for Spartak in Russia. Her 46.9% from beyond the arc was third best in the FIBA Euroleague. While representing Serbia in the U20 European Championships, Petrovic averaged 20.0 points and 9.4 rebounds per game, a tournament third best for each. During the SuperCup in 2010, Petrovic's 13.0 points per game were fourth best in the Euroleague. In 2008, she was named the FIBA Europe Young Player of the Year and won a bronze medal during the U19 World Championships as she averaged 12.3 points and 9.3 rebounds per game. Petrovic helped lead her team to a gold medal in the U18 European Championships in 2007 as she averaged a double-double with 12.3 points and 10.0 rebounds per game.


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Олга Иванова Лазовић

Олга Иванова Лазовић (1898—1988) била је америчка списатељица, плесачица, композитор, филозоф и учитељица црногорског порекла. Била је унука српског војводе, кучког јунака и писца Марка Миљанова и супруга америчког архитекте Френка Лојда Рајта.

Олга Иванова Лазовић рођена је 27. децембра 1898. године на Цетињу од оца Ивана Лазовића и мајке Милице. Олгина мајка Милица је била храбра ћерка војвода Марко Миљанов која је јула 1914. када је објављена општа мобилизација, као Милунка Савић, узела пушку и пријавила се као добровољац у Српску војску претварајући се да је мушкарац. Са српском војском је прошла све најважније битке и ратишта.

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The Christian Heritage of Kosovo and Metohija

THE HISTORICAL AND SPIRITUAL HEARTLAND OF THE SERBIAN PEOPLE

Published by: Sebastian Press, Los Angeles. Co-publishers: Institute for Balkan Studies, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade • The Episcopal Council of the Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America • Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of Belgrade • BLAGO Fund • Serbica Americana • Interklima-grafika, Vrnjci

“This book on Serbia’s Christian Heritage in Kosovo and Metohija, its heartland in medieval times and through Ottoman domination, is intended to introduce to a wide reading public the oldest and richest treasury of Serbian medieval history and culture. Its authors are leading specialists in the fields in which they write, so readers may place complete reliance on the factual accuracy of the material.”

“The editor and publisher have the fervent hope that today’s peoples in Kosovo and Metohija will be able to begin their discussions not from what divides them but from what unites them, emphasizing in positive and constructive ways the areas in which a Serbo-Albanian ethnic symbiosis has existed. This book invites all to consider their differences in the light of history and of the future.”

Authors: Gojko Subotić • Alex Dragnich • Slavko Todorovich • Thomas A. Emmert • Sima M. Ćirković • Arthur Evans • G. K. Chesterton • Boško Bojović • Atanasije Jevtić • Alexander F. Hilferding • Rebecca West • Rebecca West • Stamatis Skliris • Dušan T. Bataković • Radovan Samardžić • Dimitrije Djordjević • Dimitrije Bogdanović • Sava Janjić • Andrew Wermuth • F. W. Harvey and others

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