Posts Tagged: Bulgaria
How Bulgarian Citizens Rescued 50,000 Jews in 1943
JNS.org - Among all the tales of heroism and death during the Holocaust, how many of us are aware of the rescue of nearly 50,000...
How the Jewish Population of Bulgaria Was Saved From the Nazis
Eighty years ago this month, courageous voices in Axis-allied Bulgaria accomplished the near-impossible: the nullification of orders to deport its 48,000 Jews to certain death...
Antisemitic Vandalism of Sofia, Bulgaria Synagogue Condemned as ‘Shameful Desecration’
World Jewish groups decried antisemitic and white supremacist symbols found daubed on the historic Central Synagogue in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia, the largest synagogue...
Jewish Organizations Hail Bulgarian Government for Stymieing Annual Neo-Nazi March
Jewish organizations on Sunday hailed the Bulgarian government’s decision to ban an annual neo-Nazi torch-lit march in the country’s capital of Sofia. The “Lukov March” has...
Israel’s Mossad Intelligence Agency Helps Bust Islamic State Terrorist Cell in Denmark
Israel’s famed Mossad intelligence agency recently helped bust a major terrorist cell in Denmark as part of an ongoing policy of collaboration with Western intelligence...
Israeli Passenger Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Sofia After Suspected Bird Strike
An Israeli airplane made an emergency landing at Bulgaria's Sofia Airport on Wednesday because of a suspected bird strike shortly after take off, a Bulgarian Transport...
In Troubling Trend, Bulgaria Catches Iranians Trying to Enter Country with Fake Israeli Passports
From the Sofia Globe: Bulgarian Border Police officers at the country’s Kapitan Andreevo checkpoint have detained three Iranian men who attempted to enter the country using false...
Ahead of Varna Summit, Netanyahu Says He Wants to Change ‘Hypocritical and Hostile Attitude’ of EU Toward Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Varna on Thursday ahead of a summit meeting with the leaders of Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and Serbia. “This is...
The Unheard Story: Bulgaria’s Rescue of 50,000 Jews During the Holocaust
You have probably heard of "Schindler’s List" -- Steven Spielberg’s movie, which brought to life the story of a German member of the Nazi party who saved...
Israel Warns India of Terror Risk Against Jewish, Israeli Targets
Israel has alerted Indian intelligence services of a renewed terror risk against Jewish tourists and at Jewish and Israeli sites, the UK's Daily Mail reported on...
Jewish Group ‘Dismayed’ by Neo-Nazi March in Bulgaria
The American Jewish Committee said it was "dismayed" by a neo-Nazi march that took place in Sofia, Bulgaria, over the weekend. In a statement, the AJC...
Don’t Forget Jewish Poverty in Europe
JNS.org - When the economic crisis hit Bulgaria in 2011, Yana—a Jewish mother of three—was one of the first casualties. She lost her job...
Gulf Countries Meet to Coordinate Further Sanctions Against Hezbollah
Senior officials of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) met Sunday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to coordinate new sanctions against Lebanon's Hezbollah terror movement. During the meeting...
Terror Chief Nasrallah: Battle With External Israel Easier Than Internal Battles in Lebanon
The Secretary-General of Lebanese based terror group Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, told Lebanon's As-Safir newspaper that his terror organization's conflict with Israel is clear-cut compared to...