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

The Serbian Medieval Cultural Legacy - Exhibit and Celebration

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

East Central European Center

Please honor us with your presence at:

THE SERBIAN MEDIEVAL CULTURAL LEGACY: EXHIBIT AND CELEBRATION

Atrium, 15th floor, International Affairs Building (420 W 118th St.)

January 23, 2015 // 6:30PM–8:30PM

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Remarks by Vesna Petković,

author of: Serbian Medieval Cultural Heritage (2015)

Reception follows

Sponsors: The Njegoš Endowment for Serbian Studies

East Central European Center, Harriman Institute

Consulate General of the Republic of Serbia

RSVP to Tatiana Beloborodova at 212-851-2326 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Note to donors to Njegoš Fund: in our last letter to you, the address was omitted; if you wish to

make a donation, please send your contribution (payable to Columbia University) to:

Professor A. Timberlake / ECEC / IAB 1228 / 420 W 118th St. / MC3345 / New York, NY 10027.


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