Refik Veseli
Refik Veseli (1 January 1926–2000) was an Albanian photographer and formerly a co-founder of the Albanian Institute of Monuments. He was decorated along with his family by the state of Israel as Righteous Among the Nations for saving Jews during the Second World War.
Refik Veseli
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- Name
- Refik Veseli
- Born
- 1 January 1926
- Birthplace
- Krujë, Albania
- Died
- 2000
- Place of death
- Tirana, Albania
- Occupation
- Photographer
- Nationality
- Albania · Serbia
- Honours
- Righteous Among the Nations
- Languages
- Serbian
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Refik Veseli (1 January 1926–2000) was an Albanian photographer and formerly a co-founder of the Albanian Institute of Monuments. He was decorated along with his family by the state of Israel as Righteous Among the Nations for saving Jews during the Second World War.
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• Name — Refik Veseli • Born — 1 January 1926 • Birthplace — Krujë, Albania • Died — 2000 • Place of death — Tirana, Albania • Occupation — Photographer
Biography
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Veseli was a 17 year old Muslim, born and raised in the rural city of Kruja in the mountains of Albania. Refik is one of thousands of Albanians who risked their lives to save the lives of Jews during World War II. He was president of the Albania-Israel Friendship Society in Tirana. In 2014, a school was named after him in Berlin, the Refik Veseli Schule.
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• Berati: qutet-muze, 1987, Refik Veseli • Architectural monuments in Albania, 1973, Refik Veseli
IBA-Projekt-Nr. 158: Kiezschule/Sekundarschule Skalitzer Straße, Block 129, Keith Murray/Joachim Schmidt, Skalitzer Straße, Lübbener Straße, Görlitzer Straße, Foto August 2012.
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- 1.Veseli Refik (1926 - ? ). The Righteous Among The Nations.
- 2.Paul R. Bartrop. Resisting the Holocaust: Upstanders, Partisans, and Survivors. 2016-06-06. 9781610698795.
- 3.Qerim Vrioni. Shkolla „Refik Veseli“ në Berlin të Gjermanisë. Tirana Observer. 2014-10-24.
- 4.Refik Veseli. jfr.org.
- 5.Refik Veseli. moralheroes.org. 2012-05-08.
- 6.Hamid und Xhemal Veseli. BESA: Ein Ehrenkodex. Muslimische Albaner retten Juden während des Holocaust.
- 7.Daniel Rozenga. Interview mit Nomi Mandil, Ron Mandil und Ruthi Mandil Halabi. Yad Vashem.
- 8.Veseli Refik (1926 - ? ). The Righteous Among The Nations.
- 9.Stephan Ozsváth. Albanien: Wie das Gastrecht Juden schützte. ARD Wien. 2014-11-29.
- 10.Jewish Survival in Albania & the Ethics of ‘Besa’. kosovaisrael.org. 2011-07-28.
- 11.Veseli and Fatima Veseli and their children: Refik, Hamid and Xhemal. yadvashem.org.
- 12.Green Flag, Sidney Lightman. The Jewish Travel Guide. 1994. 0853032734.
- 13.Siehe Wrangelkiezblatt 2014 .
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