“My husband’s relatives sought advice and help from the family of Father Oleksiy Hlaholyev1 … Father Oleksiy went to intercede for me with Professor Ogloblin, who was the mayor at the time. Ogloblin knew our family. Eventually, he approached the German commandant about the matter. The commandant informed him that the issue of the Jews Read More
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The Rescue of Jews in Albania during the Holocaust: A Story that is Still Unfolding…
“There is no religious or race prejudice in that country on the Adriatic”1 Herman Bernstein (US Ambassador to Albania, 1930-1933). Background As a recipient of the EHRI-Conny Kristel fellowship, I spent a short research period at the Fondazione Centro Di Documentazione Ebraica Contemporanea (CDEC) in Milan, Italy. CDEC is an independent research institute for the Read More
