Remembering the Day of the Srebrenica Genocide
July 9, 2009
Presented by the Bosnian American Library in Chicago and American Music Festivals with
Lincolnwood Chamber Orchestra
Saturday, July 11, 2-4. 00 PM
Conrad Sulzer Branch,
Chicago Public Library
4455 N. Lincoln Avenue
Esteemed speakers to include:
Selena Seferovic, Director, Bosnian Book Club, Opening- Closing Remarks (2 min)
Sanja Seferovic Drnovsek, Educating against genocide, Purpose of the Event ( 3 min)
Jonathan Moore, Deputy Head of Mission, US Embassy in Sarajevo, starting August 2009. (3-5 min)
Samuel R. Harris, Holocaust Museum in Skokie Director, The Power of Testimonies, introduced by Emin Seferovic Drnovsek, 7 grade gifted program, Taft School ( 5 min)
Philip Simmons, Founder and Music director American Music Festival: Personal remarks on Holocaust (5 min)
Concert: Performing works of Bach, Hovahness, Klein, and traditional Bosnian music with Mensud Basic, vocals (40 min)
Video Testimonies of Zuhra Osmanovic and Zehra Spiodic, survivors of the Srebrenica Genocide
(10 min)
The exhibition “Srebrenica in America” by Ismet Ramic and Sanja Seferovic Drnovsek Reception after the program.
Free admission. For more information call: 773 381-1942
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