David Dusan Mladinov

David Dusan Mladinov- of Brookline on April 20, 2013. Beloved husband of Branka  Bogdanov. Devoted father of Emma. Dear stepfather of Boryan. Devoted brother of Mirjana Mladinov and her husband George Thoeming. David Mladinov was born in Split, in the former Yugoslavia, in 1946.He studied archeology and playwriting at the University of Belgrade, receiving degrees from the Faculty of Philosophy and the Faculty of Dramatic Arts.  In 1978 he completed a masters degree in Judaic studies at Brandeis University. David organized the first performance of the Klezmer Conservatory Band in February of 1980 with the students of The New England Conservatory of Music when he was working as outreach Director for the Hillel Foundation. He managed to merge his love of the arts with his goal of helping students to celebrate their Jewishness, and revived klezmer music when it was almost forgotten. For almost two decades, David was the Cultural Arts Director at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Boston, where he founded The Jewish Theater of New England.  From 1990-2011, he was the Director of Development at the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA).He also was a noted author of short stories, with works published in the former Yugoslavia, Serbia, Israel, US, and Great Britain.  Published in 1998 in Belgrade, Acheron’s Birds was one of his most successful collections of stories, followed by Chinese Chess which garnered high acclaim from critics and readers alike. Services will be held at Temple Ohabei Shalom,1187 Beacon St., Brookline on Thursday, April 25 , 2013 at 1:00pm.Following  interment at Baker St., West Roxbury, memorial observance will be at the Mladinov/Bogdanov residence until 7:00 pm Thursday and Friday 1-4pm.In lieu of flowers  remembrances may be made to Committee for The Rescue of Israel’s Babies, 1612 57th St., Brooklyn,NY 11204 or CAMERA, PO Box 35040,Boston, MA 02135.