Calendar June 08, 2026
1912 - Carl Laemmle founded, Universal Pictures. Universal Pictures, is an American film studio owned by Comcast through the NBCUniversal...
“When the Soviet Union won the European Cup in 1960 in football, the newspapers in Tirana wrote in big letters…”/ The unknown history of major clashes in European championships
By Besnik Dizdari Part Two Memorie.al / Sports euphoria will reach its peak a few weeks from now with the...
“There are still living witnesses who confirm the great truth that even the shelter and rescue of Jews in Albania is the work of…”/ Reflections of the former editor-in-chief of “Zëri i Popullit”
By Arshin Xhezo Part One Memorie.al / In the spring of 2005, the American-Jewish photographer Norman H. Gershman, director of...
“For the massacre of October 21, 1943, where five people from my family alone were shot, our tribe filed a criminal complaint in 1994 against Mehmet Shehu, but…”/ Testimony of lawyer Artan Murriz
Memorie.al / His family have been pursued by persecution across four generations. It all began with the murder of his...
Calendar June 07, 2026
1919 - Nationalist unrest erupts in Valletta, the capital of Malta. British soldiers set fire to the crowd, killing four...
“‘The Architecture of the Churches of Albania in the 7th–15th Centuries’, a scholarly monument in itself, where Aleksandër Meksi manages to build not only a catalog of church structures, but…”/ A Day in the Studio of the Former Prime Minister of Albania
By Albert Vataj Memorie.al / I had the privilege of being part of the filming crew for Nikoll Lesi's show...
“In Yugoslavia, the elimination of the Soviets sparks great political euphoria, in the Pristina garrison, the victory is celebrated with artillery reinforcements, while Stalin melted…”/ The unknown history of major football clashes
By Besnik Dizdari Part One Memorie.al / Sports euphoria will reach its peak in a few weeks with the successful...
“That day in August 1967, when we parted ways to never meet again, after Mustafa escaped to Yugoslavia, he told me…”/ Rare testimony about the boy from Tropoja who was returned by the UDB and sacrificed in Burrel prison
Memorie.al / Today, with special respect and admiration, I write about my friend, somewhat older than me, about Mustaf Sali...
Calendar June 06, 2026
1886 - Ciprian Porumbescu dies at the age of 29. Porumbescu was one of the most famous Romanian composers of...
“The second time I came to Albania in ’89, the atmosphere had changed a little, but we continued to follow…”/ The rare testimony of the German translator, how she was monitored by the State Security
Memorie.al / The first time translator Zuzana Finger came to Albania, although still a student and uninformed about the situation...