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Foreseeing the arrival of German troops, beginning in September 1943, the Jews of Albania-proper fled the cities and hid in the countryside, where they were concealed by rural Albanians. Some Jews feigned conversion to either Christianity or Islam while still maintaining a Jewish identity.
A list of European Jews compiled by the Nazis at the Wannsee Conference in January 1942. Albania is listed as having 200 Jews. Albania had about 200 Jews at the beginning of the war. It subsequently became a safe haven for several hundred Jewish refugees from other countries.
A memorial to the six million Jews murdered during the World War II and for the Albanians who protected them from the Nazis was inaugurated Thursday in the capital.
Dec 19, 2019 · A beautiful tribute presented by the Israeli Defense Forces highlighted some of the countless stories of Albanians saving Jews from the Nazis during the Holocaust.
Nov 19, 2013 · With ordinary Albanians moving Jews from hide-out to hide-out to elude capture, Albania saved virtually all of its 200 native Jews and 400 Jewish refugees from Germany and Austria. The...
Jan 16, 2018 · Owing partly to what locals call Besa, a local code of honor and neighborly conduct, the rescue and survival of approximately 2,000 Jews by Albanians for decades had remained largely unknown.
Jan 25, 2020 · Two Albanians recall how their families sheltered Jews and how a centuries-old tradition called Besa kept them alive. While millions of Jews were being exterminated across Europe during World...
