In Albania, a sole Jewish history museum on the brink | Lifestyle.INQ

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Jewish history museum in Albania
Nazir Ago, curator of the Solomon Jewish history museum in the Albanian city of Berat, stands at the museum on February 6, 2019. The Balkan state is the only Nazi-occupied territory whose Jewish population increased during World War II, thanks to the bravery of ordinary families who harbored thousands of refugees fleeing persecution during the Holocaust. The tiny Solomon Museum, which opened in the city of Berat last year, was a labour of love for local historian Simon Vrusho. But his death last month at age 75 has put its future at risk, with rent only paid through to April. Image: AFP/Gent Shkullaku
Jewish history museum in Albania
Nazir Ago, curator of the Solomon Jewish history museum in the Albanian city of Berat, stands at the museum on February 6, 2019. The Balkan state is the only Nazi-occupied territory whose Jewish population increased during World War II, thanks to the bravery of ordinary families who harbored thousands of refugees fleeing persecution during the Holocaust. The tiny Solomon Museum, which opened in the city of Berat last year, was a labour of love for local historian Simon Vrusho. But his death last month at age 75 has put its future at risk, with rent only paid through to April. Image: AFP/Gent Shkullaku

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