,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #cc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(      
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ae1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,rohraba*] 7= himself & ,mr4       
,nadl]7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,comm5d+ !      
,albanian p on ! #ajj? anniv]s>y ( !    
decl>ation ( _! indep5d5ce f ! ,turki%  
,ottoman ,empire on ,novemb] #bh1 #aiab1
 & comm5d+ ,albanians 9 ,albania &      
,kosova = protect+ & sav+ ! lives ( all 
,jews :o ei!r liv$ 9 ,albania or s\ght  
asylum !re dur+ ! ,holocau/4  ,:]eas 9  
#aicd1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,ambassador to     
,albania1 ,h]man ,b]n/e91 wrote t1 ,!re 
is no trace ( any discrim9ation aga9/   
,jews 9 ,albania1 because ,albania      
happ5s to be "o ( ! r>e l&s 9 ,europe   
today :]e religi\s prejudice & hate d n 
exi/1 ev5 ?\gh ,albanians !mselves are  
divid$ into ?ree fai?s2 ,:]eas 9 #aich1 
approximately #cjj ,albanian ,jews liv$ 
9 ! ,republic ( ,albania1 & m ?an #a1ijj
 escap$ to ,albania f ,nazi-occupi$     

,we/]n ,europe & ! =m] ,yugoslavia dur+ 
,_w ,w> ,,ii2 ,:]eas ,albanians 9       
,albania & ,kosova1 bas$ on _! unique   
hi/ory ( religi\s tol]ance1 consid]$ x a
 matt] ( national pride & tradition to  
help ,jews dur+ ! ,holocau/1 & due to ! 
actions ( _m individual ,albanians1 !   
entire native & refugee ,jewi% community
 9 ,albania dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii surviv$ ! 
,holocau/2 ,:]eas ,albanians %elt]$ &   
protect$ ,jews 9 ,albania & 9 ,kosova1  
ev5 at ! risk ( ,albanian lives1 beg9n+ 
) ! invasion & occupation ( ,albania by 
,mussol9i's ,italian fasci/s 9 #aici2   
,:]eas aft] ,nazi ,g]many occupi$       
,albania 9 #aidc & ! ,ge/apo ord]$      
,jewi% refugees 9 ! ,albanian capital ( 
,tirana to regi/]1 ,albanian lead]s     
refus$ to provide a li/ ( ,jews liv+ 9  
,albania1 & ,albanian cl]ks issu$ false 
id5tity pap]s to protect all ,jews 9 !  
c\ntry2 ,:]eas 9 ,june #aiij1 ,jewi%    
,am]ican ,congressman ,tom ,lantos & =m]
 ,albanian ,am]ican ,congressman ,joe   
,dio,guardi 7 ! fir/ ,unit$ ,/ates      

(ficials to ent] ,albania 9 #ej ye>s &  
receiv$ f !n ,communi/ ,p>ty lead] &    
,albanian ,presid5t ,ramiz ,alia a ?ick 
file f ! gov]nm5t's ar*ives conta9+     
hundr$s ( news clipp+s & p]sonal lett]s 
s5t by ,jews to _! ,albanian rescu]s    
aft] ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 b t ! ,communi/      
gov]nm5t prev5t$ f be+ deliv]$ = #de    
ye>s2 ,:]eas ,joe ,dio,guardi1 ^u       
return+ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 ,june      
#aiij1 s5t ! file to ,elli ,/reit 9 ,tel
 ,aviv1 ,israel1 = deliv]y to           
appropriate (ficials at ,yad ,va%em 9   
,j]usalem = au!ntication2 ,:]eas ,josef 
,jakoel & 8 elde/ daught]1 ,felicita1   
,albanian ,jews1 l$ ! emigration ( ne>ly
 all ,albanian ,jews to ,israel 9 #aiia 
z ! ,communi/ regime 0 collaps+2 ,:]eas 
,yad ,va%em 7! ,holocau/ ,m>tyrs' &     
,h]oes' ,remembrance ,museum7 has ?us f>
 designat$ #fi ,albanians z ,righte\s   
,p]sons & ,albania z "o ( ! ,righte\s   
among ! ,nations2 ,:]eas 9 ,febru>y     
#aiie1 ,congressm5 ,tom ,lantos1 ,b5jam9
 ,gilman1 & ,j]rold ,nadl] & =m]        

,congressman ,joe ,dio,guardi spoke at a
 c]emony at ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,holocau/   
,memorial ,museum 9 ,wa%+ton1 ,,dc1     
commemorat+ ! addition ( ,albania to !  
museum's ,righte\s among ! ,nations     
in/allation2 ,:]eas bas$ on ! in=mation 
au!nticat$ by ,yad ,va%em1 ,jewi%       
,am]ican au?or & philan?ropi/ ,h>vey    
,s>n] publi%$ ,rescue 9 ,albania 9      
#aiig1 to call int]national att5tion to 
! unique role ( ! ,albanian p 9 sav+    
,jews f ! ,nazi ,holocau/2 ,:]eas 9     
,octob] #aiig1 ! ,albanian ,am]ican     
,civic ,league & ,f\ndation began !     
di/ribution ( #aj1jjj copies ( ,rescue 9
 ,albania ) =ewords by ,congressm5      
,lantos & ,gilman to br+ to ! att5tion (
 ! ,jewi% p & _! lead]s ! plight (      
,albanians 9 ,kosova liv+ "u a brutal   
occupation at ! h&s ( ,s]bian dictator  
,slobodan ,milosevic1 9 ord] to =e/all  
ano!r g5ocide 9 ,kosova2 ,:]eas 9 a     
/atem5t at ! #bjje ,albanian ,am]ican   
,civic ,league & ,f\ndation's ,salute to
 ,albanian ,tol]ance1 ,resi/ance1 &     

,hope3 ,rememb]+ ,besa & ! ,holocau/1 on
 ! occasion ( ! #fj? anniv]s>y ( !      
lib]ation ( ! ,nazi dea? camps1 ,dr4    
,morde*ai ,paldiel1 !n ,director = !    
,righte\s at ,yad ,va%em1 commemorat$ ! 
h]oism ( ,albanians z ! only ones among 
rescu]s 9 o!r c\ntries :o n only w5t out
 ( _! way to save ,jews1 b vi$ & compet$
 ) ea* o!r = ! privilege ( be+ a rescu]1
 ?anks to besa1 ! code ( honor t        
requires an ,albanian to save ! life (  
anyone seek+ refuge1 ev5 if x means     
sacrific+ "o's own life2 ,:]eas 9 #bjjf1
 ,%irley ,cloyes ,dio,guardi1 ,balkan   
,affairs ,advis] to ! ,civic ,league &  
,executive ,director ( ! ,albanian      
,am]ican ,f\ndation1 publi%$ ,jewi%     
,survival 9 ,albania  ! ,e?ics ( ,besa 9
 ! j\rnal ( ! ,am]ican ,jewi% ,congress 
to docum5t ! sav+ role ( ,albanians & h[
 t role 0 reveal$1 9 spite ( ! ,communi/
 ef=t to suppress x2 ,:]eas1 on ,decemb]
 #b1 #bjjh1 ,arslan ,rezniqi 0 ! fir/   
,kosov> ,albanian recogniz$ by ,yad     
,va%em's ,righte\s among ,nations       

,dep>tm5t1 = lead+ #djj ,jewi% families 
f ,decan1 ,kosova1 into safety 9        
,albania1 & 8 son1 ,mu/afa ,rezniqi1 :o 
aid$ him z a te5ag] dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii1  
accept$ ! aw>d f ,yad ,va%em = him1     
po/hum\sly2 ,:]eas ,arif ,alickaj1 !    
,secret>y ( ! ,municipality ( ,decan1   
risk$ 8 job & 8 life help+ ! ,rezniqis  
rescue ,jews 9 ,nazi-occupi$ ,kosova by 
issu+ false id5tity pap]s to insure _!  
safe passage to ,albania & = :om 7l s _m
 o!r ,albanians f ,kosova & ,albania71  
,jewi% survivors c\ld n be f\nd to      
validate 8 role1 ev5 po/hum\sly1 because
 ( ! ,communi/ cov]-up = #de ye>s ( !   
ar*ives docum5t+ ! _m /ories ( ,albanian
 h]oism2 ,:]eas ,%irley ,cloyes         
,dio,guardi address$ ! #bjaj            
,int]national ,oral ,hi/ory ,association
 ,conf]5ce 9 ,prague1 ,cze* ,republic1 &
 br\ght ,leka ,rezniqi1 ! gr&son (      
,mu/afa ,rezniqi 7:o di$ 9 ,may #bjjh71 
to jo9 h] 9 reveal+ ! und]gr\nd railroad
 betwe5 ,albanians 9 ,kosova & ,albania 
t 0 ess5tial to ! rescue ( ,jews2 &     

,:]eas ,albania is ! only c\ntry 9      
,europe t _h m ,jews 9 x aft] ,_w ,w>   
,,ii ?an be=e x3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7 comm5ds 
! p ( ,albania & ,kosova = protect+ &   
sav+ ! lives ( all ,jews :o ei!r liv$ 9 
,albania or s\ght asylum !re dur+ !     
,holocau/2  7#b7 comm5ds ,yad ,va%em 9  
,israel = recogniz+ ,albanians :o took  
action at great risk to !mselves to     
protect ,jews dur+ ! ,holocau/1 = _!    
humanity1 c\rage1 & h]oism2  7#c7       
reaffirms on ! #ajj? anniv]s>y (        
,albania's decl>ation ( indep5d5ce 9    
#aiab1 its support = close ties betwe5 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates & ,albania & betwe5 !    
,unit$ ,/ates & ,kosova1 :i* decl>$ its 
indep5d5ce 9 #bjjh2 &  7#d7 comm5ds !   
(fic]s1 bo>d ( directors1 & memb]s ( !  
,albanian ,am]ican ,civic ,league &     
,albanian ,am]ican ,f\ndation = _!      
un/9t+ "w1 s9ce #aihi1 to br+ ! plight (
 ! ,albanian p & ! unique hi/oric       
connection betwe5 ,albanians & ,jews to 
int]national att5tion4