Deep roots of Serbs in Chicago area!
Last few days members of the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs visited several different events in the wider Chicago area. Beside these events, we also visited important Serbian locations and sacred sites. We prepared a brief photo report for our donors...
1) June 8th 2010 8:30pm
First we visited Toyota Park to watch Soccer match Chicago Fire vs Real Salt Lake
2) July 10, 2010
EMIR KUSTURICA & THE NO SMOKING ORCHESTRA in COPERNICUS THEATRE
Great Emir Kusturica
VIDEO from this great concert and big Serbian party, around 1000 people enjoyed this event.
More pics here.
3) July 11, 2010
St.Sava Serbian Orthodox monastery in Libertyville,IL
4) Serbian King Peter II is the only royalty buried in America.
5) SFS give honor to grave of St.Nikolaj Velimirovic
6) Jovan Ducic ,Serbian Poet and Diplomat
7) Serbian monastery New Gracanica
VIDEO FROM NEW GRACANICA MONASTERY
8) Honor to Serbian Heroes
Serbian and American Hero - Gen. Dragoljub (Draza) Mihailovich there is 2 monuments of this hero in Chicago-land area.
Related news
After driving through a forest, crossing a winding stream, walking through mud, one finally reaches the young Jezdimirovics
Reaching the Jezdimirovic home in the village of Radalj, municipality of Mali Zvornik, requires a five kilometre ride along a rough forest road, a one kilometre walk through mud, and eight crossings of a winding a stream. Until recently, the only means of transport was by horse, but today there is the popular “Tomos” motorcycle.
Is it right for us to turn away from the suffering of these children? The penetrating look in her eyes begs us not to!
One could write about an idyllic village life, but except for their natural surroundings, there is nothing idyllic about the Djordjevićs’ lives. They say that their house during the period between the two world wars, was the most beautiful in the village.