May 26-July 8, 2012

When World War II ended, Albania was the only European country to boast a larger number of Jewish people than it had housed before the Holocaust. More than 2,000 Jews from Albania, Greece, Italy and other nations were hidden in the homes of Albanian families throughout the War. Besa – the Albanian code of faith and honor – was the source of the courage that led to their rescue.

American photographer Norman Gershman, fascinated by stories of the rescue effort, traveled to Albania and Kosovo to chronicle the tales of the Albanian Muslim protectors and their devotion to Besa, which means "to keep the promise." BESA: Muslims who Saved Jews during the Holocaust is the result of his work.

The Albanian-American Law Society at Suffolk University Law School, co-sponsor of the exhibit, will hold an opening reception at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 10. Johanna Neumann of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, who was sheltered by Albanians during World War II, will speak.