Wednesday November 17, 2010
Nov 17/10 - Pt 2: Albania's BESA
The story of a deeply-rooted Albanian value system and how it led a mainly Muslim society to take huge risks in order to save Jews from the Holocaust.
PART TWO
Albania's BESA - Heba Aly
In a little known fact of history, in Muslim Albania, not a single Jew was handed over to the Nazis during WW2 because opening your door to strangers is entrenched in an ancient Albanian code of honor, Besa. The Current's producer, Heba Aly joined Anna Maria in studio to share this remarkable story.
If you want to check out the photo exhibit, it's now on display at the Vancouver Holocaust Museum and will soon be coming to Toronto and Ottawa.
Links of Interest: BESA: A Code of Honour *** The Eye Contact Foundation
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