 |
 |
| Total country population | 2,876,591 |
Core Jewish population
|
50 |
| Jews per total 1,000 in population | 0.00 |
| Population with a Jewish parent | 100 |
|
Enlarged Jewish population
|
150 |
|
Law of Return Jewish population
|
200 |
Albania
- Most Albanian Jews emigrated to Israel following the collapse of communism in 1991. There are, at most, 50 (core population) to 200 (law of return population) Jews still in the country and there is a Chabad-run synagogue in the capital, Tirana.
Press
Recent English language press about Jewish issues in Albania
- Albania adopts International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of anti-Semitism (Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Oct 23, 2020)
- Albania joins global efforts to combat anti-Semitism (Associated Press, Oct 22, 2020)
- Albania Holocaust memorial honors locals who protected Jews (Associated Press, Jul 09, 2020)
- Jewish group to repair earthquake-struck home of Albanian Muslim whose father saved Jews (Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Dec 18, 2019)
- In Albania, a sole Jewish history museum on the brink (France 24, Mar 04, 2019)
- What made Muslim Albanians risk their lives to save Jews from the Holocaust? (Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Jan 16, 2018)
Research
Recent research about Jewish issues in Albania
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Overview of Immovable Property Restitution/Compensation Regime - Republic of Albania (As of 13 December 2016)
Author: European Shoah Legacy Institute (ESLI) Publication year: 2017
Topic: Holocaust and Memorial
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