The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/albanian-jews/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sat, 19 Sep 2026 21:34:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Albanian Jews | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/albanian-jews/ 32 32 Albanian protests against Jared Kushner resort development see emerging antisemitism https://www.timesofisrael.com/albanian-protests-against-jared-kushner-resort-development-see-emerging-antisemitism/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:50:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3850398 Messages demonizing Israel and playing into anti-Jewish tropes grow on fringes of mass anti-government uprising, but in country historically kind to Jews, some see outside hand

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]]> In Albania, teens at German school discover tribal code of honor that saved Jews in WWII https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-albania-teens-at-german-school-discover-tribal-code-of-honor-that-saved-jews-in-wwii/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:48:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3780373 Students at Refik Veseli Schule, named for an Albanian honored as Righteous Among the Nations, learn about 'besa,' a precept that mandates the protection of strangers fleeing persecution

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]]> Albania saved Jews from Nazis. Now educators teach the Holocaust to a new generation https://www.timesofisrael.com/albania-saved-jews-from-nazis-now-educators-teach-the-holocaust-to-a-new-generation/ Mon, 16 Sep 2024 14:00:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3375580 Few youth know Albania is the only European country whose Jewish population was higher after WWII; a teachers' conference aims to change that - and inspire kids with the country's heroism

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]]> Kosovo inaugurates ‘Wall of Honor’ for 23 Albanians who rescued Jews from Holocaust https://www.timesofisrael.com/kosovo-inaugurates-wall-of-honor-for-23-albanians-who-rescued-jews-from-holocaust/ Thu, 24 Aug 2023 12:28:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3079582 Monument honors those who saved their Jewish neighbors from Nazis during World War II

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]]> Albania becomes first Muslim country to adopt anti-Semitism definition https://www.timesofisrael.com/albania-becomes-first-muslim-country-to-adopt-anti-semitism-definition/ Thu, 22 Oct 2020 21:02:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2413677 IHRA wording gets unanimous okay from Tirana days ahead of inaugural Balkans Forum on anti-Semitism led by Albania's parliament, seeking to fight against anti-Jewish prejudice

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]]> Holocaust survivor architect designs memorial for Albanians who rescued Jews https://www.timesofisrael.com/holocaust-survivor-architect-designs-memorial-for-albanians-who-rescued-jews/ Sat, 22 Aug 2020 04:24:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2366309 Stephen Jacobs was only 5 years old when sent to Buchenwald, where he hid in the tuberculosis ward of the camp hospital. Designing Shoah memorials brings him closure, he says

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]]> Albania, only country with more Jews after the Holocaust, inaugurates memorial https://www.timesofisrael.com/albania-inaugurates-holocaust-memorial-honoring-locals-who-protected-jews/ Thu, 09 Jul 2020 17:51:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2343977 Tirana honors victims, and locals who protected Jews; country was occupied by Nazis, but none of its Jews were killed or handed over

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]]> Jewish group to repair earthquake-struck home of Albanian Muslim who saved Jews https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-group-to-repair-earthquake-struck-home-of-albanian-muslim-who-saved-jews/ Wed, 18 Dec 2019 16:55:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2204268 House of Muhamet Bicaku, whose father and brother sheltered 20 Jews from occupation forces during Holocaust, was devastated in calamity that claimed 55 lives

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]]> Albania’s endangered Jewish museum celebrates ‘rebirth’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/albanias-endangered-jewish-museum-celebrates-rebirth/ Sun, 29 Sep 2019 16:48:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2157817 Solomon Museum, which recounts how Muslim and Christian Albanians sheltered hundreds of Jews during the Holocaust, reopens thanks to generosity of businessman

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]]> In Albania, a unique Jewish history museum on the brink https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-albania-a-sole-jewish-history-museum-on-the-brink/ Mon, 04 Mar 2019 10:26:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2029724 A tiny shop in the southern town of Berat tells the remarkable story of the only Nazi-occupied state that had more Jews after WWII than before

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