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Aug 2023
30m 30s

10. Arslan Rezniqi and the Besa Code

Bbc Radio 4
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Albania was one of the few European countries to have a larger Jewish population at the end of the war than it had at the beginning. What role did Arslan Rezniqi, a Kosovan Albanian merchant, play in this? Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two. Join her for incredible tales of deception, acts of resistance and coura ... Show More
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