The Jews of Albania and their salvation during the Holocaust

n her book, Escape Through the Balkans: the Autobiography of Irene Grunbaum (University of Nebraska.

Remembering an earlier refugee crisis, and a family who risked their lives to help

By Tara Bahrampour April 23, 2017 In 1943, when Refik Veseli, a photographer’s apprentice, smuggled.

Besa: Creating a Culture of Peace

By CESAR CHELALA Religious intolerance is at the core of many current conflicts worldwide. Creating.

Exhibit highlights Albanians who saved Jews

by Debra Rubin NJJN Bureau Chief May 20, 2013 When European countries closed their doors.

Albanians saved Jews — now its time to reciprocate

Just as we’ve commemorated our own deliverance at Passover, Jews are witnessing another exodus. This.

Albanian families that saved Jews by fascists

During 1933-1945 Albanians sheltered and protected from the execution of Nazi forces 3280 Jews.
This noble action of Albanians has been highly appreciated by foreigners to this day. In an article written by the renowned Swiss media Watson, are shown six Albanian families hosting dozens of Jews.

Albania and the extraordinary story of the Jews in our country

Ambassador Ferit Hoxha, Permanent Representative of Albania to the United Nations

NETANYAHU TO ALBANIAN PM: OUR FRIENDSHIP GOES BACK TO ALBANIA PROTECTING JEWS FROM NAZIS

Israel “never forgets its friends,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama,.

Albania Virtual Jewish History Tour

[By: Ariel Scheib] Albania, a Balkan state on the eastern border of the Adriatic Sea.

AN ALBANIAN JEW FLEES. WITH GRIM TALE TO TELL

An Albanian Jew escaped to Greece this week, bringing a rare account of the continued.