Solomon Museum

The Solomon Museum (Albanian: Muzeu Solomon) is a museum in the Albanian city of Berat devoted to the history of the Jewish Community in that country.

History

Opened in 2018 by Simon Vrusho, who ran it with his own pension and small donations,[1] the museum was on the brink of closure after Vrusho passed away; however, Gazmend Toska, a French-Albanian businessperson, read about the museum and its possible fate and paid for the relocation of the museum to a larger place in the city,[2] which took place on September 29, 2019.[3] The museum is unique among its peer for telling the stories of how Albanians saved almost 2,000 Jews from the Holocaust, following their centuries-old Besa code of honor.[4][5]

Collections

The museum has documents, photos and items that have belonged to the Jewish community, which arrived to Berat in the 16th century from Spain fleeing the Inquisition. Its current director is Angjlina Vrusho, Simon's Vrusho's wife. [6]

References
  1. Albania’s endangered Jewish museum celebrates ‘rebirth’. The Times of Israel
  2. Albania's endangered Jewish museum reopens. France24
  3. Albania's endangered Jewish museum reopens. Yahoo! News
  4. Last Jewish history museum survives in Albania. Jerusalem Post
  5. The Promise: Why Albanians Saved So Many Jews During World War II. Radio Free Europe
  6. Last Jewish history museum survives in Albania. European Jewish Congress


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