News In Albania, which saved Jews from the Nazis, educators teach the Holocaust to a new generation Thousands of foreign Jews found refuge in Albania during World War II. Yet youths in this once ...

Zorba estimated that up to 3,000 foreign Jews found refuge in Albania during World War II. “Only 100 meters from here lived the Kurmaku family, one of the families that protected Jewish people ...

Albania (pop. 1,100,000) is the most obscure, backward and isolated country behind the Iron Curtain. The best place to find information about life inside the small Red satellite these days is ...

A ceremony honoring the Albanian concept of "besa" and those Albanians who saved Jews from Nazi persecution has been held in Pristina.

JTA — Albania’s prime minister announced plans to open a museum in Tirana dedicated to the stories of its citizens who saved Jews during the Holocaust.

A TINY island in Albania is set to become a luxury resort. A request has been approved to transform the uninhabited island of Sazan, found in the Balkan Peninsula, into a sought out holiday destina… ...

Almost 50 years since his death, Laconia native Thomas Eftim Stefan might finally get credit for helping free Albania during World War II from the Axis powers while working with the forerunner of ...

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: During WWII, Albania defied the Nazis, sheltering Jews and preserving its tradition of hospitality. Discover how this Muslim-majority nation became a haven for Jewish refugees.

Arguably, the most significant factor in the closeness of ties between both countries is Albania’s historic role in saving countless Jews from the Nazis during World War II.

The Besa Museum will be named after the strict neighborly honor code that Albanians say motivated them to protect their Jewish neighbors during World War II. (JTA) — Albania’s prime minister ...

Albania's Jewish population grew during the Holocaust. An honor code adhered to by Albanians made the country safer than most for Jews.

Albania’s prime minister announced plans to open a museum in Tirana dedicated to the stories of its citizens who saved Jews during the Holocaust.