Correspondence among members of the Cakrani family, Albania, concerning the rescue of Jews and Italians in 1943 and certificate of appreciation awarded to Kujtim Cakrani by a Catholic order
Correspondence among members of the Cakrani family, Albania, concerning the rescue of Jews and Italians in 1943 and certificate of appreciation awarded to Kujtim Cakrani by a Catholic order
- letter from Kadri Cakrani, in Berat, to his uncle, Bektash Cakrani, in Mallakaster, September 11, 1943, concerning the transfer of Jews from Berat to Mallakaster under false Muslim identities in order to spare them from murder by the Nazis;
- Bektash Cakrani’s reply to Kadri Cakrani, September 13, 1943, in which he explains that apart from the problem of the Jews there is a problem with the Italians, who are also at risk of murder due to the surrender of Italy;
- letter from Kujtim...
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item Id
13867628
Type of material
Diploma
Documentary
Letter
File Number
4788
Language
English
Albanian
Record Group
O.75 - Letters and Postcards Collection
Date of Creation - earliest
11/09/1943
Date of Creation - latest
19/07/1945
Name of Submitter
Kujtim Cakrani
Original
NO
No. of pages/frames
18
Connected to Item
O.75: Letters and postcards from the Holocaust period or regarding the Holocaust