In Their Footsteps

For over three-hundred years, the Qafafamily name has been synonymous withfighting for Albanian independence. Since the 1600's, Qafa men have lost theirlives and taken lives fighting against theOttoman Turks, the Yugoslavian Serbs,and the communists. Simon Qafa tellsthe story of Pjeter Cup Qafa, his fatherwho was known as 'the legend of themountains' for his role as one of the mostimportant freedom fighters of his day. Simon's life is chronicled here with a rollercoaster journey from his childhood inAlbania and Kosovo, the seminary in Rome,prison in New York, and as a family manand active advocate against communism