Published on National Endowment for the Humanities (http://www.neh.gov)

Chairman Leach Introduces "Besa"

April 26, 2012

NEH Chairman Jim Leach introduces NEH-funded documentary film, Besa: The Promise, depicting the heroic role played by Albanians in the saviing of Jews fleeing Nazi persecution.

"The righteous who stand up to power and refuse to take advantage of the vulnerabilities of the oppressed demand attention. Retroactive honor is their due. " [2]

Source URL: http://www.neh.gov/events/chairman-leach-introduces-besa

Links:
[1] http://www.neh.gov/files/events/hoxha.jpg
[2] http://www.neh.gov/about/chairman/speeches/the-screening-the-film-besa