U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY HONORS ALBANIAN PM FOR HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE

lbanian Prime Minister Edi Rama received an award for his dedication to Holocaust remembrance, which was presented to him by a US government agency at a ceremony in the White House on Monday.

The US Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad bestowed its Cultural Pluralism Award on Rama, recognizing him for “the extraordinary contributions in advancing the cause of Holocaust remembrance, ensuring historical truth and promoting cultural preservation of the sites related to the heritage of American citizens.”

Albania’s efforts surrounding commemoration and education about the Holocaust include its annual observation of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27.

Each year, the Albanian Foreign Affairs Ministry sponsors events to commemorate the Holocaust. This year, on that day, the ministry held an exhibition titled “Noblemen Among Nations,” showcasing the efforts of those who rescued Jews from persecution and annihilation. Junior high and high school students attended the exhibition.

Since 2014, Albania has been an observer country to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance.

Albania protected some 2,000 Jews during the Holocaust, refusing to hand over both its citizens and Jewish refugees, who fled from other European countries, to the Nazis and Fascist Italian authorities.

Albania was the only country in Europe whose post-war Jewish population was far larger than it had been before the war.

In the last 25 years, Yad Vashem has bestowed the title of Righteous Among the Nations on 75 Albanians.

Paul Packer, the chairman of the United States Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad, said: “We are delighted to award the Cultural Pluralism Award to Prime Minister Edi Rama for Albania’s outstanding contribution in the areas of Holocaust remembrance, ensuring historical truth and preserving sites relating to the heritage of American citizens. Prime Minister Rama, alongside his government, has built on Albania’s legacy during the Holocaust of safeguarding its citizens, and has worked ceaselessly to preserve the memory of the Holocaust.”

http://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/US-government-agency-honors-Albanian-PM-for-Holocaust-remembrance-544333

Lexo më shumë

Ambasadorja Peleg: Edi Rama, mik i madh i Izraelit!

Kryediplomatja izraelite në Tiranë reagon pas fjalimit të kreut të qeverisë shqiptare në seancën plenare të OKB-së.

Izrael

Herzog: Shqipëria në krah të popullit izraelit, në anën e duhur të historisë

Presidenti i Izraelit, Isaac Herzog deklaroi sot se shqiptarët dhe hebrenjtë ndajnë një histori domethënëse.

Shqipëri

Koçiu-Hareven: Shkëmbim i njohurive mjekësore me Izraelin

Ministrja e Shëndetësisë dhe Mbrojtjes Sociale, Albana Koçiu takim me Yoel Hareven, drejtor mjekësor në “Sheba Medical Centre”

Kosove

Osmani: Kosova dënon sulmin e Iranit ndaj Izraelit

Presidentja e Kosovës, Vjosa Osmani, ka reaguar pas sulmit të Iranit ndaj Izraelit natën e kaluar.

OPED

Populli ynë ka qenë dhe do të mbetet krah popullit hebre

Sot shënohet Dita e Përkujtimit të Holokaustit, ditë që përbashkon gjithë botën në kujtim të viktimave

Bota

U rrëzua helikopteri, vdesin Presidenti i Irani dhe ministri i Jashtëm

Presidenti iranian Ebrahim Raisi dhe ministri i Jashtëm Hossein Amirabdollahian ishin në mesin e nëntë personave që humbën jetën

Spyzone

Izraeli, rekord eksportesh prodhime ushtarake në 2023

Kompanitë izraelite të mbrojtjes nënshkruan porosi të reja eksporti me vlerë rekord 13.073 miliardë USD në vitin 2023