Jelena Đurović

Jelena Đurović
Јелена Ђуровић
Đurović in 2007
Born (1973-07-13) 13 July 1973
Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
EducationUniversity of Arts in Belgrade (BA)
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • writer
  • political activist
Years active2003–present
Spouse
Tomica Orešković
​
(m. 2009)​

Jelena Đurović (Serbian Cyrillic: Јелена Ђуровић; born 13 July 1973) is a Serbian and Montenegrin journalist, writer, and political activist. She has worked in journalism, literature, and activism within the Jewish community of Montenegro and Serbia.[1][2][3] She is the chairwoman of the OJC SEE board,[4] and a member of the Council of the Montenegrin National Community of Belgrade.[5] She lives in Belgrade and Podgorica.

Early and private life

Đurović was born on July 13, 1973, in Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia, to a Montenegrin father and a Jewish mother.[6][7]

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.[8]

Đurović's first novel, Kingdom, was published in 2003.[9] Excerpts from the novel were published in Voices from the Faultline, A Balkan Anthology.[10]

Her second novel, February 30, was published in 2011.[11][12]

Journalism

In 1994 and 1995, Đurović worked at the Belgrade radio station Studio B,[13] sponsored by the Soros Fund, as author and editor of the weekly radio show Time In.

In 2005, Đurović launched the AgitPop blog, a Serbian platform combining pop culture and political commentary.[14] Đurović also contributed to several Serbian newspapers and magazines.[15][16][17] She later worked with the editorial team of Novi Radio Beograd, a Serbian internet radio station.[18] From 23 February 2013, her radio show was broadcast on the Serbian national radio station B92 until the station became Play Radio.[19]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Đurović and Rabbi Uri Ayalon from Jerusalem collaborated on A Rabbi and a Film Critic Walk into a Bar, a podcast about Jewish topics.[20]

Activism

Đurović is the founder and former vice president of the Jewish Community of Montenegro.[2][3] She is the chairwoman of the OJC SEE board,[4] and a member of the Council of the Montenegrin National Community of Belgrade.[5]

Selected publications

  • Kingdom (2003)
  • February 30 (2011)

References

  1. ^ "Zwischen Belgrad und Podgorica". 20 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b "New Vice president of the Jewish Community of Montenegro". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  3. ^ a b "Jevrejska zajednica Crne Gore". www.jevzajcg.me. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  4. ^ a b ojc-see. "Organization for Jewish Cooperation in Southeastern Europe". www.ojc-see.org. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  5. ^ a b "Mirko Zečević predsjednik Crnogorske Nacionalne Zajednice Beograda - CdM". www.cdm.me. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  6. ^ Djurovic, Jelena (4 August 2020). "How my mom became an Insta star without even trying". Times of Israel blog. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Maljković, Dusan. "Intervju: Jelena Đurović". Gay Serbia. Archived from the original on 28 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  9. ^ Kraljevstvo. Aleksandrija press Beograd. January 2003. ISBN 978-86-83275-22-9.
  10. ^ "ZayuPress ... VOICES FROM THE FAULTLINE – A Balkan Anthology". Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
  11. ^ ""You cannot be half pregnant. The same goes for being Jewish"". World Jewish Congress. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  12. ^ Đurović, Jelena (1 October 2011). 30. februar (in Serbian). Everest Media. ISBN 9788677560126.
  13. ^ "Studio-b.rs - studio b Resources and Information". Archived from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
  14. ^ "Agit Pop". Archived from the original on 19 May 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
  15. ^ 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
  16. ^ "www.glas-javnosti.co.yu". Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
  17. ^ "Faar magazin / Faar magazine". Archived from the original on 17 July 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
  18. ^ "Blic Online | Novi Radio Beograd na internetu". Archived from the original on 10 December 2008.
  19. ^ "AgitPop na radiju B92". B92.net.
  20. ^ "Mixcloud".
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