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Our Mission: To use art as the primary form of expression, in geographic areas of instability, in order to break down stereotypes and build upon the deep roots of humanism that cross racial, ethnic, religious and national boundaries.
Our Executive Director, Norman Gershman: "During World War II, Albania was unique among all nations occupied by Nazi Germany as no Jews were handed over to the Nazi killing machine. There was no government conspiracy; no underground railroad; no organized resistance of any kind. Only individual Albanians, acting alone, to save the lives of people whose lives were in immediate danger. Whenever possible I have sought out the people who sheltered the Jews. Many, of course, have died, and in those cases I have photographed their spouses or their children. My portraits of these people, and their stories, are meant to reflect their humanity, their dignity, their religious and moral convictions, and their quiet courage.”