Franja Rejc

Franja Rejc was a Bosnian railway worker born on October 9, 1897, in Zenica, who became a symbol of the struggles faced by ethnic Slovenians in the early 20th century. He experienced the horrors of World War I and was captured by Italian forces, spending three years in a POW camp, which he later described as some of the best years of his life. After the war, he faced challenges with citizenship and identity, particularly as borders shifted with the rise of nationalism and fascism in Europe. His life story reflects the complexities of belonging and identity in a rapidly changing world.