Many might find it difficult to believe that a Muslim-majority country sheltered and saved Jews during World War II; even fewer know that one European country in particular saw a tenfold increase in ...

(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. The museum will also honor Jewish history and ...

(JTA) — ELBASAN, Albania — Isaac Herzog’s visit to Albania Thursday marked the first time an Israeli leader set foot in the only European country that ended World War II with more Jews than it started ...

Survivors of the camp and organisations that research Albania’s repressive communist past have been urging the authorities to preserve the now-dilapidated Tepelena camp and turn into a museum of ...

On a sloped, cobblestone street in southern Albania sits a small shop, empty except for a dozen framed panels on the walls bearing photos and stories from 500 years of Jewish life. And the story it ...

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 announced ...

(JTA) Isaac Herzog’s recent visit to Albania marked the first time an Israeli leader set foot in the only European country that ended World War II with more Jews than it started with. Albania’s role ...

The museum will occupy the House of Toptans in Tirana, Albania. (Aldo Bonata/Albania Ministry of Culture via JTA.org) David I. Klein Albania’s prime minister announced plans to open a museum in Tirana ...