Arslan Rezniqi

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Arslan Rezniqi was the first Kosovan Albanian to receive the title Righteous Among the Nations. He received the award posthumously on 2 December 2008, for housing 42 Jewish families and transporting 400 Jews to safety in Albania during the Holocaust, risking his life in the process. [1] [2] [3] He was a vegetable wholesaler, who was originally from Deçan. [4] [5]

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  2. Sinani, Shaban (2014). Albanians and Jews: The protection and salvation: A monographic study. Tiranë: Naimi. p. 278.
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