Welcome to......Albania Mr. Franco
Joe Franco
Hello my Albanian friends,
Thank You Albania! Thank you for the warm and friendly welcome. I'm very pleased and honored to be amongst you.
A few days ago, I immigrated to Albania from Israel. Without too much elaboration of the reason why I immigrated, I would like to explain the reason of coming to Albania.
I could have chosen from a list of favorite countries like Greece, Croatia, Romania or even Belgium. But after good consideration I chose this country. Albania.
Based on what, you would ask me?
Allow me to elaborate a bit; I'm a Jew, born in The Netherlands in real life and have read about the relationship between Israel and Albania. What follows has been extracted from wikipedia:
History
Albania was the only European country occupied by the Axis powers of World War II that ended World War II with a larger Jewish population than before the War.[3][4][5]
Only one Jewish family was deported and killed during the Nazi occupation of Albania.[6] Not only did the Albanians protect their own Jews, but they provided refuge for Jews from neighboring countries.[7] The Albanians refused to comply and hand over lists of Jews. Instead they provided the Jewish families with forged documents and helped them disperse in the Albanian population.[8] Some 1,200 Jewish residents and refugees from other Balkan countries were hidden by Albanian families during World War II, according to official records.[9]
In 1999, Israel took in Kosovar Albanian refugees from the Kosovo War, providing them with medical care, food and accommodation.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albania%E2%80%93Israel_relations
Till so far real life but much more important eRepublik relationships. During my time as Country President of Israel during summer last year, we had some big battles with the UAE and other minor battles with the Saudi. Of course we had a lot of help of our allies, but also a lot of Albanians who travelled to Israel and fought for Israel and EDEN in general.
While fighting side to side with my Albanians friends, I noticed how friendly, warm and internationally orientated my new friends were. This impressed me deeply and till today I still have contact with those friends. Loyalty and genuine friendship is hard to find!
So based on a bit of personal real-life consideration and a huge chunk of eRepublik experience I have decided to move to your great country and community.
So once again, thank you for your warm welcome, and I'm looking forward in meeting the community inside eRepublik and on IRC.
Regards,
Joe Franco
http://wiki.erepublik.com/index.php/Joe_Franco
Comments
o7
Welcome again Bro all you write is true o7
o54
Im wishing u for 2nd time ,welcome bro
Welcome again Bro all you write is true o7 x2
o7
Hail freedom ! hail all albanian & israeli ppl !
V
I am very sorry to see you leaving eIsrael ("making yerida") and hope you return soon but wish you good luck and all the best.
It seems you made a good choice for good reasons.
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o7
P.S: Please check the history of Turkey about this issue bro : )
o7
Welcome Bro...
o7
o/ Welcome Joe, we know each other at my time in Israel in SM. (I'm Ilan Arazi aka Z10N, may you remember me)
Nice to see you in Albania
Welcome to Albania 🙂
welcome franco 🙂
YEAAAHH : Welcome to ALBANiA : and this is VERY TRUE about Albanians-Israel relationship in RL .
o7
Welcome 🙂
Welcome to Albania
Welcome Joe , nice to have you here 🙂
welcome o7
any tank or gold for giving lool
Welcome o/
Welcome o/
Welcome to Albania o/
welcome to albania
Welcome to Albania mate 🙂
good luck in Albania joe!
have fun and i hope you will return as soon as possiable to israel.
May Kosovo be with you
Welcome !!
You are very welcomed!
It is the first time that I hear that one Jewish family didn't survive the Nazis in Albania. According to our data, and to the official data from Israel (you should probably check that yourself) NOT EVEN ONE Jew was caught by the Nazis in Albania. But, this doesn't matter. Just for the record.
Good to see you joined us and I hope you'll enjoy your stay here!
o7
Warm welcome Joe, May the force be with you!
WELCOME
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o/
Welcome to Albania. o7
Welcome Joe
Dude, thats a great article but even better motiv for joining us. Welcome from the bottom of my heart!!!
Welcome and nice stay here 🙂
Welcome Bro.
welcome and... yes trustworthiness is a quality that we possess in our genes 🙂
welcome!
is true that nobility and bounty are part of the history of albanian people, we give wheat even to greek population that was dying under the war. To much people have short memory unfortunately.
Another decisive help for our div4, i hope u find your self like at your home
Welcome.
o/
Welcome Welcome!
freedom for all ppls. You will find out it's really interesting around here🙂
V
Good luck my friend!
Welcome Bro.
ujku76 Day 1,885, 08:07
You are very welcomed!
It is the first time that I hear that one Jewish family didn't survive the Nazis in Albania. According to our data, and to the official data from Israel (you should probably check that yourself) NOT EVEN ONE Jew was caught by the Nazis in Albania. But, this doesn't matter. Just for the record.
Good to see you joined us and I hope you'll enjoy your stay here!
o7
o7
Welcome
welcome in Albania.
Please Israel, recognize Kosovo as an independet state in the real life