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Muslims saved Jews from the Nazis in Albania

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January 25, 2018

During World War II, Muslims in Kosovo and Albania saved many Jews from the Nazis in the German-occupied territory. They were following an ancient Albanian code of honor which demands hospitality to strangers — even at the risk of one's life.

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