Rafael Moshe Kamhi

Rafael Moshe Kamhi
Rafael Moshe Kamhi (1963)
Born
Рафаел Моше Камхи

(1870-12-15)December 15, 1870
Died(1970-07-08)July 8, 1970
Tel Aviv, Israel
NationalityOttoman, Greek, Bulgarian, Israeli
Other namesSkander Beg

Rafael Moshe Kamhi (Bulgarian and Macedonian: Рафаел Моше Камхи; 1870–1970), also known by the military pseudonym Skanderbeg, was a Sephardic Jew from Monastir (now Bitola) in Ottoman Macedonia. Besides being Jewish, Kamhi felt also strong attachment to the region of Macedonia as his native homeland. Kamhi was elected as liaison officer of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO). He directly participated in the Miss Stone Affair and in the Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising of August 1903.

Kamhi is among the few survivors of the Holocaust in Thessaloniki after being saved by Bulgarian authorities, while 90% of the Jewish population there was murdered.