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Lightning strikes the host's house, we remember the Holocaust with the AIDSSH Book Club Published: January 26, 2026

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Tirana, January 26, 2026 – As part of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Authority for Information on Former State Security Documents (AIDSSH), in cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sports and the “Besa” Foundation, held the Book Club event “Learning from the Past”, featuring a discussion of the novel “Lightning in the Host’s House” by writer Marçel Hila.

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The Jews in Albania According to the State Security: Statistics and Operational Measures

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 27), we bring attention to archival documents that reflect how the Jewish community in Albania was registered and administered by the State Security after World War II. This section focuses on statistical and descriptive materials, which provide data on the number, geographical distribution, and administrative classification of this community.

The files belong to Fund 4 of the State Security and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and cover a time span from 1955 to 1991. They include analytical reports on the contingent of Israelis in Albania, local folders with nominal and biographical data, as well as documentation on procedures for repatriation and final departure to Israel. Together, these materials reflect different phases of the identification, administration, and institutional treatment of the Jewish community by state authorities during the socialist period and in the years of transition.

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