At the Diana Budisavljevic International Research Foundation, we dedicate ourselves to preserving and educating the world about the legacy of Diana Budisavljevic. Through a range of educational services, we aim to inspire future generations by highlighting her humanitarian efforts and unmatched courage during WWII.
Webinars
We will be offering webinars where you will get to learn more about Diana, the Serbian Genocide of WWII and more!
Motivational Speeches
We offer captivating public speeches on Diana Budisavljevic, her impact on history, and how we can follow in her footsteps by understanding the the exemplary traits she embodied. We offer speeches to public schools, organizations etc. Contact us for more information.
Book a Documentary Screening
Book a screening of the renowned "Diary of Diana B" which provides a visual insight into her bravery and the monumental impact she had in saving lives.
Research Publications
We publish research papers that explore Diana's efforts in-depth, aiming to bring more awareness to her unsung heroism. Order your copy of "Diana Budisavljevic and Aloysius Stepinac: The Difference Between An Unsung Hero and An Almost Saint" by our very own co-founder Michelle. The short book examines the lives of two prominent and seemingly noble people who lived in the same fascist puppet state--the Independent State of Croatia. Order your copy from our website store.
Diana Budisavljević and Aloysius Stepinac are two individuals who both lived in the same WWII fascist puppet state–the genocidal NDH (Nezavisna Država Hrvatska) or Independent State of Croatia (ISC) whereby some of the worst horrors of all of the Second World War took place.
In the NDH, hundreds of thousands of people, largely Orthodox Serbians, were murdered by the Croatian Ustashe. All people, from new borns to the very elderly, were sadistically killed in the same manner as was done during the crusades. They were tortured, raped, dismembered, burned alive, pushed alive into deep karsts etc.
Both Stepinac and Budisavljevic are credited with being noble and even saintly people. Stepinac served as the Archbishop of Croatia and was the highest Catholic official of the fascist puppet state. At first, Stepinac celebrated and endorsed the Ustasha state however over time he grew more distant and critical of the sadistically genocidal regime. Stepinac had been beautified by Pope John II in 1998 for his alleged martyrdom. In 2017, Pope Francis halted Stepinac's canonization based on the investigation brought forward by the Serbian Orthodox Church. While Budisavljevic is credited with rescuing 10,000 children from certain death.
Budisavljevic was the wife of a Serbian surgeon who initiated one of the largest rescues of WWII. Her mission saved approximately 10,000 Serbian Orthodox children from Croatian Ustaše (Ustashe) concentration camps.
This mini-book examines both these individuals and in doing so determines the differences between an unsung heroine and an almost Saint.
