Jelena Đurović
Jelena Đurović | |
|---|---|
| Јелена Ђуровић | |
Đurović in 2007 | |
| Born | 13 July 1973 Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia |
| Education | University of Arts in Belgrade (BA) |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouse |
Tomica Orešković (m. 2009) |
Jelena Đurović (Serbian Cyrillic: Јелена Ђуровић; born 13 July 1973) is a Montenegrin journalist, writer, and political activist. She is known for her work in journalism, literature, and activism within the Jewish community of Montenegro, and Serbia.[1]
Early life
Đurović was born on July 13, 1973, in Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia, to a Montenegrin father and Jewish mother, whose name was Svetlana Davidovac.[2][3]
Career
Literary work
Đurović graduated from the Department of Theater and Radio Production at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. Her bachelor's thesis, Theatre in the Shadow of the Gallows, examined the programming policies of Belgrade theatres during the Slobodan Milošević presidency.[4]
Đurović's first novel, Kingdom,[5] was published in 2003. Excerpts from it were published in Voices from the Faultline, A Balkan Anthology.[6]
Her second novel, February 30, was published in 2011.[7][8]
Journalism
In 1994 and 1995, Đurović worked at the Belgrade radio station Studio B,[9] as author and editor of the weekly radio show Time In, sponsored by the Soros Fund. In 2005, Đurović launched the AgitPop[10] blog, a Serbian platform combining pop culture and political commentary.[11] Đurović also contributed to several Serbian newspapers and magazines,[12][13][14] and later worked with the editorial team of Novi Radio Beograd, a Serbian internet radio station.[15][16]
From March 2012, her radio show Agitpop was broadcast on the Serbian national radio station B92 until the station became Play Radio.[17]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Đurović and Rabbi Uri Ayalon[18] from Jerusalem collaborated on a podcast about Jewish topics, A Rabbi and a Film Critic Walk into a Bar.[19]. The show was first broadcast on Radio Melitz.[20]
Activism
Đurović is a founder and former vice president of the Jewish Community of Montenegro.[21][22] She is also the chairwoman of the Organization for Jewish Cooperation in Southeastern Europe, which promotes collaboration among Jewish communities in the region. She also serves on the Board of the Montenegrin National Council in Belgrade.[23]
Personal life
In January 2009, Đurović married Tomica Orešković.
Selected publications
References
- ^ "Zwischen Belgrad und Podgorica". 20 June 2016.
- ^ Djurovic, Jelena (4 August 2020). "How my mom became an Insta star without even trying". Times of Israel blog. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ Stojanov, Ivana (13 March 2020). "Saveti o koronavirusu za starije - od penzionerke iz Beograda" [Advice on the coronavirus for the elderly - from a pensioner in Belgrade]. Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ Maljković, Dusan. "Intervju: Jelena Đurović". Gay Serbia. Archived from the original on 28 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ a b Kraljevstvo. Aleksandrija press Beograd. January 2003. ISBN 978-86-83275-22-9.
- ^ "ZayuPress ... VOICES FROM THE FAULTLINE – A Balkan Anthology". Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
- ^ ""You cannot be half pregnant. The same goes for being Jewish"". World Jewish Congress. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ a b Đurović, Jelena (1 October 2011). 30. februar (in Serbian). Everest Media. ISBN 9788677560126.
- ^ "Studio-b.rs - studio b Resources and Information". Archived from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
- ^ "Agit Pop". Archived from the original on 19 May 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
- ^ "A letter from Freud to Einstein | UNESCO Courier | Find Articles". 9 July 2012. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012.
- ^ Articles written and/or edited by Jelena for CAMP, FAAR and Glas magazines: http://agitpopmagazine.blogspot.com/ Archived 8 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "www.glas-javnosti.co.yu". Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
- ^ "Faar magazin / Faar magazine". Archived from the original on 17 July 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
- ^ "togo8 เว็บสล็อตออนไลน์ที่เป็นที่นิยมที่สุด สมัครวันนี้รับโปรดี !". togo8. Archived from the original on 23 April 2009.
- ^ "Blic Online | Novi Radio Beograd na internetu". Archived from the original on 10 December 2008.
- ^ "AgitPop na radiju B92". B92.net.
- ^ "'No One Wants' This Level Of Violence In Jerusalem, Rabbi Says". NPR. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Mixcloud".
- ^ https://melitz.org/melitz-radio-in-the-making/
- ^ "Euro-Asian Jewish Congress - New Vice president of the Jewish Community of Montenegro". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "Jelena Đurović, nova potpredsjednica JZCG". Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "Mirko Zečević predsjednik Crnogorske Nacionalne Zajednice Beograda (in Montenegrin)". Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
External links
- Interview with Jelena Đurović (in Serbian) related to her latest novel "February 30th" Archived 5 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Interview with Jelena Đurović (in Serbian) for Belgrade daily newspaper Glas Archived 17 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Jelena on BalkanWriters.com Archived 17 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- "Kraljevstvo" on WorldCat.org
- Slavic and Eastern European Collections at UC Berkeley, New Acquisitions from and about Eastern Europe (except Poland), page 53