H. Res. 33 (Introduced in House) — Commending the Albanian people on the 100th anniversary of the declaration of their independence from the Turkish Ottoman Empire on November 28, 1912, and commending Albanians in Albania and Kosova for protecting and saving the lives of all Jews who either lived in Albania or sought asylum there during the Holocaust.

That the House of Representatives—

(1)

commends the people of Albania and Kosova for protecting and saving the lives of all Jews who either lived in Albania or sought asylum there during the Holocaust;

(2)

commends Yad Vashem in Israel for recognizing Albanians who took action at great risk to themselves to protect Jews during the Holocaust, for their humanity, courage, and heroism;

(3)

reaffirms on the 100th anniversary of Albania’s declaration of independence in 1912, its support for close ties between the United States and Albania and between the United States and Kosova, which declared its independence in 2008; and

(4)

commends the officers, board of directors, and members of the Albanian American Civic League and Albanian American Foundation for their unstinting work, since 1989, to bring the plight of the Albanian people and the unique historic connection between Albanians and Jews to international attention.

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