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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 Cakrani to his cousin Kadri Cakrani, in Berat, on September 19, 1943; - certificate of appreciation awarded to Kujtim Cakrani...

File Number : 4788

Type of Material : Letter, Diploma, Documentary

Language : English, Albanian

Correspondence of Kadri Cakrani, a senior personality in the Albanian nationalist organization Balli Kombetar, in Berat, concerning the rescue of Albanian Jewry in 1943–1944

- letter from Kadri Cakrani, in Berat, to his uncle, Bektash Cakrani, in Mallakaster, September 11, 1943, about transferring Jews from Berat to Mallakaster under false Muslim identities and concealing them in order to spare them from murder by the Nazis; - reply from Bektash Cakrani 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 Cakrani, a senior personality in the Balli Kombetar organization in Mallakaster, to his cousin, Kadri Cakrani, a...

File Number : 4783

Type of Material : Letter

Language : Albanian

Two articles on Jewish resistance in Greece and Albania, by Joseph Matsas of Ioannina, Greece

Two articles on Jewish resistance in Greece and Albania, by Joseph Matsas of Ioannina, Greece 1. The participation of the Greek jews in the national resistance 1940 -1944. 2. The rescue of the Albanian jews (as told by Br. Batino).

File Number : 45

Type of Material : Article(s), List(s), Excerpt(s)

Language : English