Muzeo Solomoni Berat: Documenting Jewish-Albanian history
A rare museum is in danger of closure.
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Sabbatai Zvi, a rabbi and cabalist originally from Izmir, was a hugely popular 17th century Jewish messiah.
When Albania first came under German control in 1943, the Albanian government refused to hand over the list of Jews living in Albania.
The Muzeo Solomoni Berat is a rare testament to these underrepresented histories and a result of one man’s immense concern for them.
Rachel Pafe
Rachel Pafe is a researcher, writer and freelance editor working at the intersection of contemporary art exhibition histories and Jewish histories. She has an MRes in Art: Exhibition Studies from Central Saint Martins and is currently a student in the MA Jewish Studies program at the University of Potsdam.
This story was originally written in English.