Refik Veseli

Refik Veseli (1 January 1926–2000) was an Albanian photographer and formerly a co-founder of the Albanian Institute of Monuments.[1][2][3] 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
Born1 January 1926
Krujë, Albania
Died2000
Tirana, Albania
OccupationPhotographer

Biography

Veseli was a 17 year old Muslim, born and raised in the rural village 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.[4][5][6][7][8]

He was president of the Albania-Israel Friendship Society in Tirana.[9]

In 2014, a school was named after him in Berlin, the Refik Veseli Schule.[10][11][12]

Publications
  • Berati: qutet-muze, 1987, Refik Veseli[13]
  • Architectural monuments in Albania, 1973, Refik Veseli[14]

References
  1. Transactions Ancient Monuments Society, 1975
  2. Les Lettres Albanaises, Union des écrivains et artistes d'Albanie, 1988
  3. Monumentet, Issue 18, Ministria e Arësimit dhe Kulturës, Instituti i Monumenteve të Kulturës, 1979
  4. The Path of the Righteous: Gentile Rescuers of Jews During the Holocaust, By Mordecai Paldiel, 1993, ISBN 978-0-88125-376-4, pages 336-337
  5. Saving the Jews: Amazing Stories of Men and Women who Defied the Final Solution, By Mordecai Paldiel, 2000, ISBN 978-1887563550, pages 111-113
  6. Resisting the Holocaust: Upstanders, Partisans, and Survivors , ISBN 978-1610698788, Paul R. Bartrop, pages 295-297
  7. The Story Behind The Zookeeper's Wife and 5 Other Little-Known Holocaust Heroes, Time, Olivia B. Waxman, 31 March 2017
  8. Remembering an earlier refugee crisis, and a family who risked their lives to help, Washington Post, 23 April 2017
  9. The Jewish Travel Guide, Jewish Chronicle Publications, 1994
  10. Berlin Kids Name School After Muslim Who Saved Jews During Holocaust, Haaretz, 26 October 2014
  11. Was Kinder von Refik Veseli gelernt haben, Die Welt, September 2014
  12. Neuanfang mit neuem Namen, der Tagesspiegel, September 2014
  13. Veseli, Refik (n.d.). Berati, qytet-muze. Shtëpia Botuese "8 Nëntori" – via Google Books.
  14. Strazimiri, Burhan; Veseli, Refik (n.d.). Architectural monuments in Albania. Instituti i Monumenteve të Kulturës. ISBN 978-0-904097-14-6 – via Google Books.
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