Serbian Heritage Academy of Canada
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Serbian Heritage Academy Of Canada is a non-profit organization[1] which is focused on improving Serbian culture in Canada by promoting Serbian arts, culture, and education.[2]Many Serbian intellectuals from abroad and North America either lectured or contributed essays and articles to the academy, namely Dobrica Čosić, George Vid Tomashevich, Alex N. Dragnich. Vasa Čubrilović, Predrag Palavestra, Dejan Medaković, and others. In July 2021, the Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to Canada, Dejan Ralević, as a special envoy of President Aleksandar Vučić, presented the Gold Medal to the Serbian Heritage Academy of Canada, which that year marked its 40-year anniversary.[3][4]
History[edit]
Founded in 1981, to act as a central cultural institution within the Serbian Diaspora in Canada, supporting preservation and development of Serbian language, education, literature, history, music, folklore, including all other activities in the social sciences field in connection with Serbian cultural heritage, and it collects, archives and offers to the public all available written materials from history and culture of the Serbian nation.[5]
Its slow development began in the late 1970s with a working group of Serbian intellectuals in Toronto, Canada; it concluded with the founding of the Academy by librarian emerita Sofija Skorić of the University of Toronto who initiated and spearheaded its completion. Supporting her efforts were lawyer Nikola Pašić, the grandson of World War I statesman by the same name; art historian Dušan Bijelić, civil engineer Nikola Alexeichenko and teacher and vice-principal Paul Pavlovich of a Toronto high school. In 1980 others joined the Board, including Mrs. Rosa Somborac, Gojko Protich, Nikola Bogdanovich, and Michael (Mihailo) Petrovich at the time of its incorporation as the Serbian Heritage Academy Of Canada in 1981. Then in the 1980s and 1990s came Jana Dzeletović, Rade Dodić, Dr. Žika Davidovac, Mirijana Simić, Jelena Petričić, Braca Divić, Dr. Velimir Ristić, Nada Stegnajic, Gordana Tomić, Dragan Todorović (known as Charles Todd) at a time of the golden years of the academy.[6]
Partnerships[edit]
In 2021, President Žarko Brestovac, past President Sofia Šlorić of the Serbian Heritage Academy of Canada, and president Dragan Stanić of Matica srpska, signed a cooperative agreement between the two institutions at the University of Toronto. Both institutions will be cooperating on publishing projects.[7]
Publications[edit]
- Saint Sava: Patron of Serbia (1986)
- Serbs in Ontario (1987)
- The Serbian Academy after a century: an institution at risk? With numerous essays and articles from Serbian academics (1987)
- Serbia 1914-1918: A Gallant Ally (2014)
External links[edit]
- "The Karić Brothers Award Laureates in 2004".
- "List of books edited and published by Sofija Škorić".
- "Serbian Heritage Academy of Canada".
- "Skoric, Sofija". Identities. WorldCat.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Златна медаља Српској националној академији Канаде – Република Српска и дијаспора". 16 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
- ↑ Cite web|title=About Us|url=http://www.serbianheritageacademyofcanada.ca/about-us.html%7Caccess-date=2021-10-05%7Cwebsite=Serbian Heritage Academy of Canada|language=en
- ↑ "Ambassador Ralević presented the Gold Medal to the Serbian Heritage Academy of Canada".
- ↑ "Srpske crkve u Kanadi - Serbian churches in Canada".
- ↑ "Comment aller à Serbian Heritage Academy Of Canada à Toronto en Bus, Métro, Train ou Streetcar ?". moovitapp.com (in français). Retrieved 2021-10-05.
- ↑ "Consulate General of The Republic of Serbia in Toronto". www.toronto.mfa.gov.rs. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
- ↑ "Serbian Heritage Academy Of Canada". Charitable Impact. Unknown parameter
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