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August 16, 2016

Albania Rediscovers Its Jews, and Their Rescue During the Holocaust

Not just about the national code of honor.

Home today to no more than a few hundred Jews, Albania has the notable distinction of having seen its Jewish population increase during World War II despite the fact that it was occupied by Italy in 1939. Liam Hoare examines Albanians’ recent interest in their country’s history of harboring and protecting Jewish refugees and the role played by the national code of honor, called besa—although Hoare believes there was more to it than that:

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