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Silence in the Quiet of Peace
On March 1, there was a wedding and a murder.
Sarajevo Wedding Attack
On April 1, there was a secret invasion.
Arkan's Tigers
On April 5, there was genocide.
Sarajevo Siege
For years, Bosnia drowned in blood and tears as Serb forces ravaged our land, razed our homes to the ground, and forced us into concentration camps, servitude, and hiding. The ethnic cleansing resulted in tens of thousands of deaths of innocent civilians and the displacement of several million people from their homes.
From the siege of Sarajevo to the Srebrenica Massacre (the second greatest loss of life on European soil since WW2), the world watched as they laid waste to everything we knew, but in the ashes of their hate we found the strength to survive in the place we once called home!
Sarajevo Wedding Attack
On April 1, there was a secret invasion.
Arkan's Tigers
On April 5, there was genocide.
Sarajevo Siege
For years, Bosnia drowned in blood and tears as Serb forces ravaged our land, razed our homes to the ground, and forced us into concentration camps, servitude, and hiding. The ethnic cleansing resulted in tens of thousands of deaths of innocent civilians and the displacement of several million people from their homes.
From the siege of Sarajevo to the Srebrenica Massacre (the second greatest loss of life on European soil since WW2), the world watched as they laid waste to everything we knew, but in the ashes of their hate we found the strength to survive in the place we once called home!
232 pages, Paperback
Published February 24, 2024
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November 6, 2025
Sinšia, thank you for sharing your story with the world. Your courage and honesty remind us of the importance of remembering, listening, and learning from the past 💙
January 22, 2025
a true honor being able to read this
First off, as a fellow survivor of a major traumatic world event, my heart goes out to Siniša and his family for all they have had to endure both in the days of the war and everyday since. I worked with him for the greater part of a year and while he would mention his background here and there, I never knew any of this. It breaks my heart and brought tears to my eyes to read the last few pages. You never know what someone has been through. We must always remember that. It’s something I forget even myself daily.
We must always keep in mind there are battles both emotionally and quite physically going on in other areas of the world. It’s interesting to hear him describe his homeland as a fishbowl because I feel that’s what we live in here in the states. We live in a fishbowl and we have a habit of being so disconnected from the rest of the worlds events or claiming ignorance that “oh they never taught us that in school, how would I know?” Well obviously they will not teach us many things. I only recently learned that people from countries such as Guatemala have no idea the true origins of Thanksgiving. It is our duty as humans to learn and gain insight to the world around us so that we can build connections with our fellow humans and build upon those connections and make healthy relationships so that things in this book that this family had to endure never happens to anyone in this world. It’s too easily brushed off and it’s not right. They teach us of the holocaust. They teach us of the civil war in Rwanda. Yet this I can for certainty say was never mentioned in any of my civics or history classes.
Siniša if you are reading this, I love you, I’m sorry your family had to go through this and I hope to whichever god will listen that your story inspires and creates hope and connection with others all over the world. I hope this book possibly helps you find connections to those friends you had as a child and lost contact with. I’m honored to have worked under the Siren with you. I miss your sense of humor everyday and I applaud you for having a sense of humor with everything in your past even if I can hear you saying “oh thanks that’s my repressed trauma!” 😂 You are an inspiration to me and I look forward to reading that next story you hint at in the end of this installment. I would love to read more on your families journey and settlement here in the states. 💚 thank you for sharing your story and your families story with the world. 🌎 💛💙
First off, as a fellow survivor of a major traumatic world event, my heart goes out to Siniša and his family for all they have had to endure both in the days of the war and everyday since. I worked with him for the greater part of a year and while he would mention his background here and there, I never knew any of this. It breaks my heart and brought tears to my eyes to read the last few pages. You never know what someone has been through. We must always remember that. It’s something I forget even myself daily.
We must always keep in mind there are battles both emotionally and quite physically going on in other areas of the world. It’s interesting to hear him describe his homeland as a fishbowl because I feel that’s what we live in here in the states. We live in a fishbowl and we have a habit of being so disconnected from the rest of the worlds events or claiming ignorance that “oh they never taught us that in school, how would I know?” Well obviously they will not teach us many things. I only recently learned that people from countries such as Guatemala have no idea the true origins of Thanksgiving. It is our duty as humans to learn and gain insight to the world around us so that we can build connections with our fellow humans and build upon those connections and make healthy relationships so that things in this book that this family had to endure never happens to anyone in this world. It’s too easily brushed off and it’s not right. They teach us of the holocaust. They teach us of the civil war in Rwanda. Yet this I can for certainty say was never mentioned in any of my civics or history classes.
Siniša if you are reading this, I love you, I’m sorry your family had to go through this and I hope to whichever god will listen that your story inspires and creates hope and connection with others all over the world. I hope this book possibly helps you find connections to those friends you had as a child and lost contact with. I’m honored to have worked under the Siren with you. I miss your sense of humor everyday and I applaud you for having a sense of humor with everything in your past even if I can hear you saying “oh thanks that’s my repressed trauma!” 😂 You are an inspiration to me and I look forward to reading that next story you hint at in the end of this installment. I would love to read more on your families journey and settlement here in the states. 💚 thank you for sharing your story and your families story with the world. 🌎 💛💙
February 29, 2024
This is a deeply personal story of Siniša’s families survival of the Bosnian Genocide. It highlights his and his family’s strength and determination in the face of a human tragedy. It is deeply moving and touching. It also comes at a time when others throughout the world are going through similar experiences. We can all learn a great deal from Siniša and his family. Highly recommend to all.
October 6, 2024
Incredibly moving and impactful book!
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